> Sure enough, Microsoft arguably did become complacent, and that resulted in the well-documented shift in power from Microsoft to Apple and Google. Anyone seen an antitrust discussion centered on Microsoft recently?
Microsoft was under DOJ scrutiny[1] up until 2007, and that's the timeframe when their competitors grew surprisingly strong. Coincidence?
Pretty sure the answer is yes and it has a lot more to do with what Apple and Google were able to do. They didn't gain share in any PC OS or PC apps markets where microsoft was dominant, they just made those markets less relevant.
Microsoft was under DOJ scrutiny[1] up until 2007, and that's the timeframe when their competitors grew surprisingly strong. Coincidence?
[1] http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/f201200/201205a.htm