Is Microsoft scared?

I don’t know if Microsoft management is scared but ABC News has a piece, What Is Microsoft So Afraid Of? . The article has a sub-heading, “The Company’s Actions Show It Is Not Just Scared But Fears for Its Existence”. It then goes on to say: It is hardly news when the Redmond software giant behaves a little oddly. But usually that behavior takes the form of bullying competitors or the self-delusion of believing that it is a major technology innovator. But Microsoft’s unusual behavior over the last few weeks has taken a different form: for the first time, perhaps since the Netscape threat arose in the early 1990s, Microsoft is acting scared. The article is an interesting read and makes some valid points but I suspect that the author’s speculation about Microsoft’s decline and demise is a little premature.