I think Matt's discussion was spot on - it only bothers you if you pay attention to it. Microsoft offers an opportunity to positively impact a lot of people, bo

I think Matt's discussion was spot on - it only bothers you if you pay attention to it. Microsoft offers an opportunity to positively impact a lot of people, both developers and end users. It takes pretty good care (benefits and pay) of its employees, too. If that's enough to motivate you, you only need to worry about stack ranking if you're worried about ending up low on the stack. If you're doing good work, that's extremely unlikely.