[robertlagrant]

Microsoft have not maintained a monopoly on search, mobile, or maps, and they seem to mostly maintain their large market segments based on familiarity, not hype.

[jrm4]

? I was speaking historically, not now

[robertlagrant]

I don't know why you're surprised; you didn't specify you meant historically.

[jrm4]

That was the point of the "e.g."

[robertlagrant]

E.g. doesn't mean historically.