Ohh one of these threads again. There is always something that threatens Microsoft I guess. Great to have the netbooks back. People told me that netbooks would really hurt MS, because they are taking away market share of Notebooks and Windows would be too expensive to run on those cheap netbooks.
http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/tech/D22A33B802C06210CC257569007A07FF
One month later, MS announces a 96% market share for Windows on netbooks.
http://www.eclecticelectronics.net/news/microsoft-claims-96-market-share-for-netbooks/
MS just posted a ALL-TIME high on revenue and profit. Windows and Office are not going anywhere, especially with Windows 7 being the fastest selling OS in the history of computers.
Look at it this way: the markets you mentioned (phone) and the markets MS is not leading right now (search, gaming) are bets and only have the purpose to expand their businesses. Imagine the next Xbox being the leader for the next gen and crashin the competition like the Wii does right now. The EDD alone could be as big as whole Nintendo. That might give you a different view on things.
8 million Kinect users 16 million paying Xbox Live users is nothing but spectacular. So gaming is actually a market where MS is heavily expanding.
Let's see how Windows Mobile keeps performing.
In a word: MS is in fantastic shape (profit and revenue on a historic HIGH) and there are chances to expand even further, while nothing will ever kill the fundament MS is building up on (Windows, Office, Server).
Imagine not having GamePass on your console...
