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Kaustubh Bagalkote

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Praises Palantir's FDE Model As 'Fantastic'—Insiders Say It's Not Consulting, It Builds 'The Product Customers Need'

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Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella called Palantir Technologies Inc.‘s (NASDAQ:PLTR) Forward Deployed Engineer model “fantastic” at a Y Combinator event, prompting industry debate about the data analytics company’s unique approach to product development.

What Happened: Chad Wahlquist, Forward Deployed Architect at Palantir, responded to Nadella’s comments on X, rejecting misconceptions about the FDE model. “Many mistakenly believe the FDE model is just a new name for a change management consulting model. False,” Wahlquist wrote.

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