[Asooka]

Windows is still the de-facto standard x86 and x64 OS, powering everything PC-like from home desktops and office desktops to industrial control PCs, kiosks, ATMs, cashier systems and so on. I don't see this changing in the next 20 years, unless Microsoft make a concentrated effort to completely break Windows.

[nwah1]

They are a fairly close 2nd in cloud computing, and growing faster than AWS.

And remember that Oracle is an enormous company just by focusing on enterprise, but MS is way larger just in enterprise. Sharepoint, SQL Server, etc etc.

And even though they are a very distant second in search, that product alone produces more revenue than most companies can ever dream of. It is actually a huge financial success.

[enitihas]

Yep. Microsoft has a huge dominance in personal computers and office suits, two of the most profitable product lines of the past 25 years, and this does not look like changing anytime soon.