By its nature, cloud computing is client agnostic, so how can you really be both a cloud force and a desktop force? Maybe MS has concluded that cloud computing will win out, so they are focusing their fortune on anything web.

But rather than just killing the golden goose (desktop) it is probably better for MS to just let it fritter away for 5 to 10 more years as the money continues to flow in as it emaciates…

I totally agree with your thoughts here – Microsoft has been spreading themselves and their few remaining good coders too thin to try and take on everyone and every technology and they are totally and utterly losing focus.

They used to write a good desktop OS. They don’t now. They focus instead on every passing fad hoping to gain world dominance in every area.

They simply need to pull their heads in, get their good and experienced coders working on applications that matter, and have someone in charge of the company that understands this and who isn’t diluting their focus and market strength like is happening now.

Sure, there’s going to be plenty of money to be made with Microsoft products by somebody for awhile but it ain’t going to be me.

Look for MS products to become more and more invisible, mobile phones, automobile software, et cetera.