As all the criticism laid at the feet of Steve Ballmer shows, Microsoft has long been a difficult ship to steer. Following its $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia’s handset and services
operations, however, running the software giant could now be a near impossible task. As such, “a list of missed opportunities and disappointing investments … have led to the belief that a
more focused, nimble collection of mini-Microsofts could respond more effectively to the never-ending flow of disruptive technologies nibbling at its foundations,” The New York Times
suggests.
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