> Even if the sum total was positive the revenue came from businesses such as Windows and Office which everyone agrees are set to decline. Microsoft was suppos

> Even if the sum total was positive the revenue came from businesses such as Windows and Office which everyone agrees are set to decline. Microsoft was supposed to be in a position to offset the decline from Windows/Office It is true that Windows and Office grew over the past ten years. On the other hand, the Server & Tools division grew from 12% of Microsoft's operating income in fiscal year 2003, to 31% of operating income in fiscal year 2013. Also, there is no decline in "Windows and Office." There is a decline in Windows -- but not in Office. Maybe you think that Office will decline, but the analysts don't. So it's certainly not true that "everyone agrees" it is "set to decline."