Could it be, that when all things are considered - that MSFT simply cannot compete with other companies like it once could?
Back in the day (70-80’s) MSFT did very well, standing up and innovating and competing. It won the Office suite fair and square.
But, since then:
Kin1 and Kin2- released, hyped, failed and dumped.
Zune - released, hyped, failed and dumped
Courier - released, hyped, failed and dumped
Now, do you really want to sign a 2 year contract with a company that has established a pattern of not supporting their products, if they are not immediately successful in the market?
But, since then:
Kin1 and Kin2- released, hyped, failed and dumped.
Zune - released, hyped, failed and dumped
Courier - released, hyped, failed and dumped
Now, do you really want to sign a 2 year contract with a company that has established a pattern of not supporting their products, if they are not immediately successful in the market?”
Courier was a concept video. It was not a product at any point.
#2 You have the talking points down as to what you need to run to to paint MS as a horrible company, all the while ignoring all of the other products they release that are very well received.
XBox
Windows 7
Win 8 developer preview has been downloaded millions of times.
Office
MS server products
Hotmail
Bing
Kinect
And many others