Motley Fool Writes Off Microsoft

Microsoft: "I don't mean this in a schoolboy taunt sort of way. I'm just telling you it's not a winner. Why else would it have spent billions in the past year acquiring companies to beef up its presence in virtualization, cloud computing, and Internet search?"

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/01/25/1458251&from=rss

http://www.fool.com/investing/value/2008/01/23/microsoft-bear-argument.aspx

"Microsoft isn't going away, but it will gradually lose its relevancy. Could be why Bill Gates is leaving this year, dedicating his time to giving away the money he made instead of sticking around, giving away the reputation he built.

Smart guy. Even he knows that if Microsoft isn't a winner, it becomes a loser by default."