> Is the only viable alternative for MS to give up all that in order to chase advertising dollars? No, of course not. Anyone who thinks that is on crack. But

> Is the only viable alternative for MS to give up all that in order to chase advertising dollars? No, of course not. Anyone who thinks that is on crack. But what we may see is that Windows and Office are mature businesses and if Microsoft wants to continue to grow, it will have to be online.