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I've been reading stuff like this on slashdot and the rest of the Internet since I started using the Internet around 1998. With a few changes, this could also have been posted in 2002, 2005, or 2008. In 2013, will MS still be posting massive profits, and will people still be questioning whether Microsoft can keep it going? I'm guessing the answer is "yes."

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And during that time, Apple has surpassed Microsoft in both revenues and market cap, which would have seemed ludicrous in 2002.

So, relatively speaking, those people on Slashdot may have had somewhat of a point. As others have pointed out, IBM still makes billions, but are no longer the leading force in computing. Microsoft appears more and more destined to a similar role.

So? If Apple wins it doesn't mean that Microsoft has to lose. In fact, it looks like they're both winning.

For Apple to win, Microsoft doesn't have to lose.

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