Microsoft might not be dead but it is certainly facing a future similar to that of Nokia:

Keep in mind the meaning of a working framework? It’s the thing that deals with a machine’s assets so requisition projects can run. Individuals don’t generally think much about working frameworks; they think about those provision programs that the working framework makes conceivable: Word Processors; Texting, Emails, Creditor liabilities, Sites with pictures of Paris Hilton. Without anyone else’s input, a working framework is not that advantageous. Individuals purchase working frameworks due to the convenient requisitions that run on it. What’s more consequently the most suitable working framework is the particular case that has the most functional provisions.

Smart- Developers are now the main demand of Corporations:

The intelligent finish of this is that in case you’re attempting to offer working frameworks, the most vital thing to do is make programming engineers need to create programming for your working framework. That is the reason Steve Ballmer was hopping around the stage yelling “Engineers, designers, engineers, designers.” It’s so paramount for Microsoft that the main reason they don’t inside and out dole out improvement devices for Windows is on account of they would prefer not to unintentionally slice off the oxygen to aggressive advancement apparatuses sellers (well, those that are left) in light of the fact that having an assortment of improvement instruments accessible for their stage makes it considerably more alluring to designers. Yet they truly need to dole out the improvement apparatuses. Through their Empower ISV program you can get five complete sets of MSDN Universal (overall known as “essentially every Microsoft item with the exception of Flight Simulator”) for about $375. Order line compilers for the .NET dialects are incorporated with the free .NET runtime… additionally free. The C++ compiler is currently free. Anything to sway engineers to fabricate for the .NET stage, and holding scarcely shy of wiping out organizations like Borland.