> I think the sentiment is that Microsoft now has an expiration date on it. You can't estimate it, but you could say that you are certain that they'll be closin

> I think the sentiment is that Microsoft now has an expiration date on it. You can't estimate it, but you could say that you are certain that they'll be closing their doors sooner or later. This much can be said of any company. It's called the Organisational Life Cycle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational_life_cycle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational_life_cycle