To quote Han Solo, "Well, that's the real trick now, isn't it?" And Microsoft's track record of late has been less than spectacular.

is so over-the-top that he feels he has to give his Apple street cred--yeah, he's "a bit of an Apple fan boy"--right at the top (tip o' the antlers to ).

But Microsoft knocked one out of the park yesterday. Completely. Hit. A. Home. Run.

To continue the baseball metaphor, it's almost three months into the season and Microsoft has but Koetsier thinks the company is winning the game.

Microsoft needed this for Microsoft.