Microsoft's Problem With Success

The following video is from Friday's Motley Fool Money radio show, featuring host Chris Hill along with analysts Joe Magyer, Ron Gross, and James Early. Microsoftshares fell after the company's latest earnings report, and in this segment the guys look at the challenge of slowing PC sales for companies ranging from PC makers to chipmakers such as Intel. They also discuss how past success means that consumers and businesses don't have to upgrade as quickly.

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