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Would it be wrong to say that Microsoft is "too big to fail", similar to some banks? I'd expect governments to actually try and save Microsoft precisely because

• AnthonyMouse 9y ago
  > Would it be wrong to say that Microsoft is "too big to fail", similar to some banks? I'd expect governments to actually try and save Microsoft precisely because of this situation. It doesn't really work like that. If Microsoft fails, it will be slow. You don't go from 90% installed base to 0% installed base overnight. There is no point at which they still have enough customers to be too big to fail but don't have enough to continue operating. But as businesses transition to something else, they have to pay the transition cost. Which is a lot higher when changing market conditions force you to transition unexpectedly than when you have the foresight to plan and get ahead of the curve.