What is Microsoft’s ‘Genetic Code’? Is there one at all? Or is it something more subtle and diverse, with versions for Windows and Windows Live, Mobile, MSN, xBox, Zune, Developer Tools, Office, etc. Should there be ONE, or is it better (more appropriate) to let product branches differentiate and have their own code? Should Microsoft [...]

Though unlikely, what would a merger between Microsoft and Yahoo look like? How would two companies with such different cultures combine? Would it go the way of Time Warner and AOL? Would it mire the two in years of ineffective coagulation, enabling Google to make even further strides, or would it actually help them close [...]