JS_Harris - 7:46 am on Jul 24, 2009 (gmt 0)

Silicon Valley will be of little boost for the near future, all of California is in some serious financial trouble and people are losing their jobs/homes etc in record numbers.

I think we're seeing a case of too many new gadgets and apps combined with too few leisure dollars to spend, MSFT still seems well positioned on that front when things recover.