To me, it's almost as much of a reflection on Microsoft's OEMs as it is on Microsoft that, in 3 years, Microsoft has iterated from it's first device, which was a commercial flop, to a tablet/ultrabook that's only real criticism is the lack of a USB Type-C port.
Where would Microsoft be today if they had given up on their OEMs 5 years sooner, and gone head to head with Apple on hardware?
Where would Microsoft be today if they had given up on their OEMs 5 years sooner, and gone head to head with Apple on hardware?