These days, I could care less about Microsoft. When I hear that they're about to announce a new product or enter a new market, I don't consider it important because innovation and quality just isn't in their genes. IMHO, they're living off past successes while companies like Google and Apple continue to innovate and make Microsoft a marginal player.
Apple did not invent the MP3 player, smart phone, GUI.
Google did not invent Web search, web mail, online maps.
Microsoft did not invent the OS, IDE, Office suite.
Innovation is not a core-strength of these companies. As most large companies they focus on quality (creating a really good user experience) and marketing.
Companies like IBM, Philips, Amazon.com, Toyota run on innovation. AT&T and Apple (pre-90s) used to.
