Is Microsoft making the grade?
ZDNet | at | by Mike
Say what you will about Microsoft. Love it, hate it, buy it, sell it; you have to hand it to the big Redmond machine: it's sitting on a wad of cash, and it isn't afraid to drop a billion or two to develop new and interesting products--or at least the software that runs them. In the last few years, we've seen everything from a gaming console to flat-panel, touch-screen computers to Windows cell phones to smart watches to an über media hub. We tech pundits usually look at each initiative separately, giving props and knocks where they're due. But with the school year nearing its end, why not dole out some marks, and see if Microsoft makes the honor roll or winds up in summer school?