True, but the market landscape recently was very different those two times. When Vista launched, the personal computing market was basically Microsoft's to los

True, but the market landscape recently was very different those two times. When Vista launched, the personal computing market was basically Microsoft's to lose. Mac OS existed but iOS and Android didn't. Now with those two powering tablets, the personal computing (PC+tablet+phone) is much more competitive: http://www.asymco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot-2012-01-15-at-1-15-8.45.58-PM.png http://www.asymco.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/Screen-Shot...