As Facebook, Google and Twitter have come under the spotlight for various digital difficulties – from Russian electoral interference to privacy abuses to bot-posted messages – the news from Microsoft has been more favorable.
Only a few short years ago, some industry-watchers argued the Redmond, Washington-based enterprise was sliding towards irrelevance as a result of lagging behind its rivals in categories like online search, mobile, and social media.
In fact, however, the Redmond, Washington-based enterprise’s market capitalization, has doubled in the last four years, and recently surpassed that of Alphabet, the parent company of Google.
Brad Smith, Microsoft's president/chief legal...