Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): CEO's "The Fist With The Velvet Glove," Says Jim Cramer

We recently published 10 Stocks Jim Cramer Discussed As He Revealed How Canada Has Harmed The US. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed.

Software giant Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has had quite a time on the stock market in 2025. Its shares have gained 22.4% year-to-date as the firm has successfully managed to demonstrate the profitability of its AI and cloud businesses to investors. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) was under a bit of fire lately after its SharePoint service was hacked earlier this month. Cramer discussed the event and wondered whether taking a hard stance against Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) could spell trouble. This time around, he discussed the firm in the context of a memo from CEO Satya Nadella discussing AI-led efficiency-driven layoffs and whether it would normalize the narrative of Silicon Valley laying off workers to streamline business:

“[On Nadella’s memo about layoffs] I’ve got to tell you, Nadella is, he is the fist with the velvet glove. He’s so tough. I mean. You know people talk about Zuckerberg being tough, Zuckerberg’s like giving out contracts that, you know, it’s like Boilla, he’s like giving out Bonilla contracts. He’s giving lifetime contracts.”

Here are Cramer’s previous comments about Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT):

“But I do say when I read that [Microsoft SharePoint attack] my first thought was, come one Microsoft, will you cut it out? Will you get your. . software better? Partner again with Crowdstrike or something. This is embarrassing.”

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