<p>Six months after the launch of Windows 8 and shortly after a quarterly earnings report that surprised some with its solidity, Microsoft watchers are asking: Is the company the slow-yet-steady tortoise that's gaining on the flashier hares of the business - the Googles and Apples? Or do the plunging PC market, lukewarm response to Windows 8, and still-minuscule presence in tablets and smartphones foretell an ominous future?</p><p>Six months after the launch of Windows 8 and shortly after a quarterly earnings report that surprised some with its solidity, Microsoft watchers are asking:</p><p>Is the company the slow-yet-steady tortoise that's gaining on the flashier hares of the business - the Googles and Apples?</p><p>Or do the plunging PC market, lukewarm response to Windows 8, and still-minuscule presence in tablets and smartphones foretell an ominous future?</p><p><a href="http://www.mis-asia.com/tech/operating-systems/microsoft-office-365-on-pace-to-becoming-billion-dollar-business/">Keep reading...</a></p>