"I think Microsoft is so many years behind Google in search that they have little hope of catching up"
I can think of more examples.
I agree, and Microsoft is a good example, that a paradigm shift can totally change the playing field. A desktop software oriented company like Microsoft couldn't or wouldn't take their dominance into an internet oriented market.
However Google has managed to transition to mobile and demonstrated they can manage such changes.
From what I've seen of fuchsia they're thinking ahead again.
I can think of more examples.
I agree, and Microsoft is a good example, that a paradigm shift can totally change the playing field. A desktop software oriented company like Microsoft couldn't or wouldn't take their dominance into an internet oriented market.
However Google has managed to transition to mobile and demonstrated they can manage such changes.
From what I've seen of fuchsia they're thinking ahead again.