Microsoft

Career opportunities, benefits, and a nice working environment.

The company's future is slightly endangered. I am not sure its development directions are solid and clearly defined. The company tries to be innovative, but it seems the products have reached their evolutionary limits.

While most software application domains are occupied by strong competitors, Microsoft may meet its dead-end as it discovers that there is all (or almost all) have had invented. More or less.

I personally do not like Steve Ballmer. He seems to be unbalanced. It is very good to be a big, strong, bald, energetic, and charismatic leader, but leadership must be proved on an everyday basis. Even the most energetic people can get tired, since they are not battery bunnies.