Windows 7's First Birthday, Microsoft's Midlife Crisis

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Windows 7 is the fastest-selling operating system in Microsoft's -- or any vendor's -- history. Microsoft's financials and balance sheet over the last several quarters are pure gold. The question must be asked, then, if Microsoft's financials are so rosy and its core Windows and Office products are in the black and thriving, then why are some industry observers writing the company's epitaph?

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