Ask HN: Is Microsoft the most important company in the world?

Microsoft is the developer of the Windows operating system, which powers almost every PC on Earth. It is also the creator of Word and Excel, which are critical tools to almost every organization.

If Facebook collapsed overnight, the world would not be very different.

If Netflix collapsed overnight, the world would lose a large number of movies and shows.

But if Microsoft collapsed overnight, the consequences across the economy would be felt by everyone.

Thoughts?