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I'm not surprised. Their time-tested strategy of blatant vendor lock-in is being disrupted by competitors providing the same kind of software for free - google

I'm not surprised. Their time-tested strategy of blatant vendor lock-in is being disrupted by competitors providing the same kind of software for free - google docs, firefox/chrome, linux. After the upcoming "adjustments," they should be able to survive at a somewhat healthy level, but they will have to accept lower revenue and margin as a persistent reality.

kvb 13y ago
Revenue was up this quarter. The surface fiasco dinged profit a bit, but financially they're still in great shape. Microsoft is not really fundamentally about Windows anymore, they've now got a diverse portfolio of businesses.