http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/12/07/19/microsoft_posts_first_quarterly_loss_in_company_history.html

Thoughts, rants, etc?

Eh, it's one quarter. McDonald's and Disney did the same thing recently (posted their first loss in many years) and they're doing fine.

Now, if they consistently start posting quarterly losses like RIM, then we've got something to talk about!