Innovation Renaissance taking place at MS?

[SporkLover]

So it seems that MS has positioned itself well to take on "innovative" competitors in multiple markets, the main threat of course being Apple.

Why do I say this? Well let's look at their latest efforts:

MP3 Players: The ZuneHD is a wonderful device, and appears to be a worthy Ipod Touch competitor. Now all MS needs to do is release a 3rd Party SDK, and let developers enter the fray.

OS: Windows 7 has been getting glowing reviews on all fronts.

Windows Mobile: Still the number one Smartphone OS in the world. With the iPhone, Android, and WebOS threats, seems they have a renewed interest in maintaining their dominance, and have made great strides forward with WM 6.5, hopefully WM7 will be a bigger Step

Reading Tablet: What! http://gizmodo.com/5365299/courier-f...-secret-tablet

Bing: I am a avid google search user, but I have to say Bing works great. When I can't find what I need via Google, I find myself going to Bing and finding it!

I think this is a good sign of things to come. Perhaps innovation is the new king in MS.

[tokuzumi]

This is exactly what MS needs in order to remain a player in the smartphone market. I'm hoping for great things with WM7. Until that time, I'll be an Android user, however.