Is Microsoft becoming the new Apple?

It's certainly trying

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Apple has long been seen as the cool, innovative company, the one that would buck trends. Microsoft, on the other hand, was the safe bet, not really trying to force the market to its will, but rather service it wherever the market demanded. Both companies recently lost their leaders — Steve Jobs passed away in 2011 and Steve Ballmer left Microsoft in 2014.

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