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Originally Posted by frahse
I think that few people would deny that Microsoft has had great success.
Likewise few would deny Apple has had great success.
But, ..., it is also true that few would deny that Microsoft is in decline.
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Microsoft may not be firing on all cylinders but decline is far from accurate.
Other than ARM-based computing (where they are a distant third, but growing fast) they are dominant in corporate computing, major players in console gaming and cloud computing, and are second only to Roku, if that, in living room media streaming. Where Apple and Google have failed, so far, MS is already rolling merrily along.
Ballmer's biggest mistake was not daring to bypass the OEMs sooner.
As far back as 2007 it was clear that to properly penetrate the gadgets business, MS was going to have to bypass its traditional partners and either get new ones (like Nokia) or go it alone.
Bad choice of allies, however, is not a sign of decline.