Microsoft's three biggest threats
eWeek | at | by Mike
Just as there are theories about how the Earth will eventually meet its end, so there are theories about what will happen to Microsoft someday. Not that the death of a software company-even the software company-is very significant compared with the loss of one's planet, but whatever happens to Microsoft could actually happen in our lifetimes. Almost by definition, the end of the world will not.
I mention this upfront to demonstrate that there are worse things than a world without Microsoft. Some would say there are few better things than a Microsoft-free environment. I won't get into that discussion today, instead concentrating on the challenges Microsoft faces and how they play out over the long term.