The fundamental problem I see is that Microsoft's internal company bureaucracy (which is probably fairly typical of many large corporations) gets in the way of

The fundamental problem I see is that Microsoft's internal company bureaucracy (which is probably fairly typical of many large corporations) gets in the way of innovation. My suggestion is to break up the company into its various constituent parts (Windows, Office, Xbox, Explorer/.NET, etc.) and spin them off as independent corporations. I'd buy stock in MSFT if that were announced. Pretty sure it wouldn't happen though.