Just like their search engine? They have been flushing cash down the "online services" drain for years, with nary a profit to show, nor any progress in market s

Just like their search engine? They have been flushing cash down the "online services" drain for years, with nary a profit to show, nor any progress in market share. Cash is the one thing Microsoft has. Ability to make tons more cash over the next few years (at least) is another one. Oh, and their market share in increasing http://www.brafton.com/news/google-bing-gained-search-market-share-in-february-2013 http://www.brafton.com/news/google-bing-gained-search-market... , albeit at Yahoo's expense. Who knows, 3 years from now Microsoft might outbid Google on Firefox or maybe anti-trust will not let Google buy more traffic, being essentially a monopoly and all. Bottom line: Microsoft is in for the long, long run. So is Apple and so is Google.