Future Headline Circa 2013: Microsoft Hardware Division Goes the Way of the DoDo Bird

Fact: IBM late to the Tablet Computer market sells PC division to Lenovo

Fact: IBM late to the SSD Business sells Hard Drive Business to Hitachi

Fact: Microsoft canceled it’s Tablet, the Courier and lost several major execs

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/11/02/microsoft_axed_courier_tablet_in_favor_of_windows_everywhere_strategy_report.html

Strategy Results? FAILURE!

Fact: Microsoft late to the Tablet business sells Hardware Division to Samsung

One year ago to this day, Microsoft releases this news:

http://www.theverge.com/2012/6/18/3095881/microsoft-surface-hands-on-photos#3471135

All courier fans are still crying…to this day.