What makes this article from May 2012 particularly relevant today? Also, the title of this HN post conveniently drops an important part of the articles actual title ("for all the wrong reasons").
Prior to Build I would agree with Forbes. But after atending Build, I think Ballmer may have Microsoft on the right track - <a href="http://blogs.windward.net/davidt/2013/06/30/this-is-not-your-fathers-microsoft/" rel="nofollow">http://blogs.windward.net/davidt/2013/06/30/this-is-not-your...</a>