Microsoft goes live-ish

In the last few years, Mac OS and Linux have gained popularity; Firefox (and Chrome) has eaten up Internet Explorer’s market share, and Windows Mobile has struggled against the new mobile operating systems iPhone and Android. To top it off, Apple recently launched iPad to leverage its existing lead in mobile apps, and Google is launching Chrome OS (a web-based operating system) based netbooks and tablets. Will Microsoft again survive the challenges and come back strong the way it did in the 90’s (when Netscape threatened to topple Microsoft’s dominance)? (more…)