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My guess: in 5-10 years Microsoft will be a service company.

We've seen this movie before and it's not just Microsoft that's shape shifting. Google is becoming the new Microsoft, Microsoft is becoming the new IBM, Facebook is becoming the new Google. Twitter is becoming the new Facebook.

EDIT: why downvoted? Would it be so strange if Microsoft followed its former arch enemy IBMs footsteps?

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Can't wait for 2040, when the cycle is complete and Twitter is the new IBM. My bank statement will be much more convenient to read when it's limited to 140 characters.

This month you spent $100 on food, $300 on utilities including Internet access, and $60 on gas. Then we charged you $19.

Given that it's a cycle, does that mean IBM will be the new Twitter at some point?

Either that or IBM becomes the new Sun.

And FourSquare is becoming the new Twitter?

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