Microsoft Corporation (MSFT): The Boeing Company (BA) Beats Lackluster Orders as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI) Inches Higher

It’s important to note that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is not in serious trouble, regardless of what some of the hype around picking a new successor has opined. The company’s still among the largest in the world by market cap, and its sales of software — its core business — still make up about 75% of the company’s total revenue. Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) has always had its finger on the pulse of business software, but hardware is what has analysts and investors concerned.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) hasn’t appealed to the hardware- and device-friendly consumer-electronics market very well with its Surface tablet and other devices. What many see as a culture problem at the company — leadership has missed out on innovative opportunities, such as tablet computing, in the past — has led to scattered calls for a breakup by Ballmer’s successor. Whether or not that’s the right path for Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT), it’s clear the company needs some sort of shake-up if it’s going to keep up with hard-charging rivals in the consumer tech space.

The article Boeing Beats Lackluster Orders as the Dow Inches Higher originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Dan Carroll.

Fool contributor Dan Carroll has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool owns shares of Microsoft.

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