Funny how many independent comments predict a Microsoft demise in one form or another. In the context of 2009, Microsoft was obviously in disarray and most wou

Funny how many independent comments predict a Microsoft demise in one form or another. In the context of 2009, Microsoft was obviously in disarray and most would just accelerate a current trend to make a prediction. Turns out many important changes in the decade were not predictable that way (although it applies for the success of the smartphone in several comments too).