I went to school with a lot of very smart comp sci people who Microsoft recruited and continues to recruit very heavily. Microsoft may misstep on a lot of thing

I went to school with a lot of very smart comp sci people who Microsoft recruited and continues to recruit very heavily. Microsoft may misstep on a lot of things in the consumer space, especially for the last 7 years or so, but they offer great pay, amazing benefits, and used to be the most successful tech company in the world. Why wouldn't a kid fresh out of college want to go work there?