One comment from sdrawkcab on that page seems to resonate with my opinion very well: Microsoft is the only major technology/software company that thrives well

One comment from sdrawkcab on that page seems to resonate with my opinion very well: Microsoft is the only major technology/software company that thrives well in both the consumer and enterprise space, giving up Bing and Xbox is giving up a huge part of the consumer space, which Microsoft have said they intend to hold on to. Selling Bing and Xbox is incredibly short-sighted as well. Doing so will almost instantly guarantee that Google will dominate search and maybe even media, and I’d hate for that to happen. Google is already making some very monopolistic moves these days, and if they get more opportunity to do so, I doubt they’ll stop. The market needs options, and Microsoft’s offerings are a very good option.