Why Microsoft's Impending Doom Is Overblown

Microsoft is currently under fire from critics who say its Windows 8 was a massive misstep. The operating system was such a blunder, they say, that Microsoft’s entire Windows division could eventually come crashing down. Those folks are not so foolhardy as to say the division will be folded anytime soon, but they believe Windows 8 is enough of a mistake to worry its stakeholders.

Microsoft is also being slammed for its slim market share in the tablet space and for its inability to attract enough smartphone vendors to make significant inroads in the mobile space. And although Microsoft is strong in the cloud, it’s not dominant.

Amid all of the criticism, many detractors fail to see the ways in which Microsoft is doing quite well. Granted, business could be better at the software giant, but until its billions of dollars in quarterly profits dwindle and Windows is finally toppled, any claims that Microsoft is on the road to ruin are pure nonsense.