Microsoft has been trying, with varying degrees of success, to break free of their PC based roots for quite some time now, but their latest machinations almost smack of desperation. The failed bid for Yahoo seems to have set off a virtual explosion of rumors of talks with Facebook, Myspace, and AOL, but what it comes down to is Microsoft’s need to establish a relevant presence in a market dominated by Google. One thing I will say for Microsoft is that they have taken significant market share in just about every market they have entered, so you might not want to bet against them.