Microsoft is irrelevant these days. David Bau reveals the cascade of logic:

• "Microsoft must protect the Windows franchise."
• They are a legacy company, and they stifle innovation.
• They can't act fast enough to handle Google.

Microsoft in 2004 (year ended June 30)
                                   Revenue (money in)  Profit (money made)
Client (Windows XP)                      11.2b              9.0b
Server and Tools (Server+SQL)             7.9b              2.2b
Information Worker (Office)              10.9b              8.1b
Microsoft Business Solution               0.7b             (0.2b)
MSN (homepage, Hotmail, search)           2.4b              0.3b
Mobile and Embedded Devices               0.2b             (0.1b)
Home and Entertainment (Xbox)             2.9b             (0.8b)
Reconciling amounts                       0.6b             (9.4b)
Totals                                   36.8b              9.0b

Without even talking about Google, David Bau supplies quite enough damning evidence.

¶ 7/31/2005