[superails]

Surface/2 = fail, Windows phone/mobile = fail, Ballmer left, XBox One = NSA big brother/bad timing fail, now known to have been working with NSA first to help access user data of privately bought/installed systems since at least early-mid 90s = fail, Windows 8 = fail.

Yes, they are making lots of money, but the shark was jumped long ago, and we are in Joanie Loves Chachi-land now (2 Happy Days references for you there). I think it is perfectly reasonable to start armchair quarterbacking to try to influence the new CEO.

[drill_sarge]

All other companies (especially US based ones, which are almost all) are involved in the whole NSA thing. Surface 1 wasn't successful yes, can't tell about 2. Windows 8 sales aren't bad on desktop, let's wait how surface 2 does. Windows Phone doing better and better (yes, after really lame start).

I am not saying MS is doing everything right or didn't make mistakes but they are (slowly) learning and adopting. And since it's Microsoft they have a long breath.

[jmduke]

You are calling the XBox One a failure before it has even launched, which reminds me fondly of everyone who called the 360 a failure before it had even launched.

[venomsnake]

Well 360 was a failure. They had the cards stacked in their favor and managed to snatch tie straight out of the jaws of victory.