Microsoft could have edge on consumer electronics with some retooling

Microsoft is a profitable, successful company that makes some great products. But it's held back in consumer electronics by its reputation as a stodgy, boring company. Take the better Windows Phone devices made by Nokia, for example. Pundits agree that these are great phones. But everybody is so enamored of the buzz (and app stores) of iOS and Android phones that Windows Phone-based Nokias are always a second or third choice. That's not a great position to be in when people buy only their first ...