The majority of the doom-and-gloom seems to be predicated upon their unrealistic expectations from last year. "Windows Phone will become a viable 3rd choice be

The majority of the doom-and-gloom seems to be predicated upon their unrealistic expectations from last year. "Windows Phone will become a viable 3rd choice behind iPhone and Android" Really? Did anyone actually expect a product that came to market so late, with no OEM buy-in, to be successful? "Windows 8 will re-establish PC dominance" MS has an established track record for releasing a hit version of Windows, then a flop, then a hit, etc. Windows 7 was a hit. It's hardly scientific, but most of the people I spoke with expected Win8 to flop simply based on that pattern. MS is only in dire trouble in relation to the overly-optimistic predictions Y!F made last year. In reality, they're continuing to lose ground as they have been for years. Yes, Ballmer's leadership is still questionable, but it's hardly like they've had a terrible year. They're just continuing to slip and lose dominance.