I just recently left my job at Microsoft, about 7 months ago. That said, I have nothing but mostly great things to say about my time there (2010-2014). By the t

I just recently left my job at Microsoft, about 7 months ago. That said, I have nothing but mostly great things to say about my time there (2010-2014). By the time I got there, there was already the sense that even though we had huge market share on traditional desktop operating systems, that we were still far and away the underdog in many other respects that probably mattered more. Working on the dethroned Windows OS was an exciting and compelling thing. How do you stay relevant in a market that is rapidly changing without just outright copying the competition and while still giving it its own unique perspective? That's a really hard problem, and a really fun one to work on. Even though I know we didn't get it all right in 8/8.1, the excitement was all there and it was a really great ride. Ask yourself if you would rather work for a big software leader that is resting on its laurels or for a company that knows it has some ground to cover if it wants to stay relevant, and then you'll know if you prefer the old Microsoft or the new one.