said by Snowy:said by dave:I think one way to understand the state of affairs is that "Microsoft" is not a monolithic entity ...
I've often wondered how that discombobulation came into existence & not being from the corporate world I've been in awe that they still manage to tie their shoes in the morning let alone prosper as well as they do.
By design or not, it must come down to multiple departments working independently of each other or a monolithic like Security Overlord running the show.
But then the Security Overlord would need a department of their own, adding yet another dept...
Just like our government. 
