No. They are doing fine. My employer pays me a MSDN subscription, and I see a lot of great software there - it's just that tech media aren't writing much about

No. They are doing fine. My employer pays me a MSDN subscription, and I see a lot of great software there - it's just that tech media aren't writing much about it. They made some mistakes, yes, for example removing the start button from Windows 8 (best Windows so far), or they came somewhat late with Windows Phone platform. Overall, they don't need to turn somewhere else, nor around.