Google are getting more complicated. If MS get into trouble, Google will probably come under pressure. A lot of Google's stuff seems to be almost side projects

Google are getting more complicated. If MS get into trouble, Google will probably come under pressure. A lot of Google's stuff seems to be almost side projects though. If Chrome/ChromeOS or Gmail fell off the end of the world next Tuesday Google would probably be fine. If self driving cars or glass never get to the commercial stage, that'd be ok too. It would be bad PR having high visibility failures, but nothing fatal. Apple are the counterexample. They have very few big things. Mac hardware, OSX. iPhone & iPad, iOS. Those are most of Apple and there are very few products there, compared to other hardware companies. Then some mac apps. Some iOS apps. Again, not very many. Not very critical either (does it matter if the next iLife sucks)? iCloud, I guess and some other bits and bobs. Apple TV. iPods. Basically though they make like 5 flavours of PC, 3 flavours of tablet/phone, Two flavours of OS. Fewer products than most hardware/electronics maker 1/10 their size.