> Compare that to Google where it's almost 20 years old and its major revenue is still AdWords. Diversifying revenue is not easy. That's like saying Apple's ma

> Compare that to Google where it's almost 20 years old and its major revenue is still AdWords. Diversifying revenue is not easy. That's like saying Apple's major revenue is still people paying cash in exchange for products — ads isn't a product, but a revenue model, an exchange currency that apparently people are happy to pay instead of money. Btw, Google has 2 really successful operating systems, Android and Chrome OS. That they don't have much direct revenue from them is inconsequential for the topic at hand, because these operating systems ensure their continued dominance of the marketplace. Microsoft genius was to control the market with its operating systems. Even if Office and Internet Explorer were good from a technical perspective, having their own merits, I'll always suspect that the tight integration with Windows, along with the deals Microsoft did with computer makers (possible because of MS DOS and Windows) is what killed their competition. And now Google has taken that to the next level. To not see it is ignorant and unhealthy for the ecosystem. Because yes, Chrome is the new Internet Explorer.