Microsoft Corporation (MSFT)’s Real Problem Lies Beneath the Surface

But looking to the competition for inspiration seems to be difficult for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT). I think the company is taking an old-guard approach and believes that it should be the No. 1 mobile software OS because it held that top spot in the desktop business for decades.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) needs to shed a bit of its overconfidence if it wants to move ahead with its products. Investors may be able to stomach the $900 million inventory adjustment, but I can’t imagine that it hasn’t made them at least a little uneasy. Microsoft has failed to take the simple and straightforward mobile OS approach that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Google Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG) have, and the company’s paying for it. Instead of thinking of itself as a tech dominator, maybe Microsoft should consider itself the underdog fighting for mobile relevancy. At least then the company would have the right perspective.

Fool contributor Chris Neiger has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Apple and Google. The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

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