Have they really failed? I reason they have not. Bing, the .NET framework, the OOP languages and IDE, Interet Explorer, XBOX, etc. are all mentioned in that me

Have they really failed? I reason they have not. Bing, the .NET framework, the OOP languages and IDE, Interet Explorer, XBOX, etc. are all mentioned in that memo, and are succesful divisions/products. I don't know of any other company with such track record (if there is, please mention it). Not a fanboy, though.