There is little doubt that Microsoft has its hands full these days as it fights antitrust battles with the government, strives to maintain dominance in software markets, rolls out a broad security and privacy initiative, and challenges Sony and Nintendo in the game-console market. Analysts say that any company with the market share and size of the Redmond, Washington-based software giant -- at last count, the company had 47,600 employees -- should be expected to propel itself in several directions.
But is there a limit to what Microsoft can accomplish? And will more problems emerge as the company makes its way into new markets? The biggest issues might be Microsoft's increasing age and size, according to Giga Information Group research fellow Rob Enderle.
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