Have a look at Microsoft's sales figures for the past few quarters: http://www.microsoft.com/msft/reports/ar08/10k_fh_fin.html http://www.microsoft.com/msft/re

Have a look at Microsoft's sales figures for the past few quarters: http://www.microsoft.com/msft/reports/ar08/10k_fh_fin.html http://www.microsoft.com/msft/reports/ar08/10k_fh_fin.html They're still making money hand over fist despite having a lame duck OS and one of the worst economies in decades. Their revenue increased by $10 billion and had profits of $3.5 billion. I really wish that people would look at these numbers before declaring doom and gloom for Microsoft. The market isn't exactly running screaming from Microsoft as some would hope.