<p><div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/564e0008dd0895475c8b473f-3226-2420/15089_microsoft_la_ariela_0610_vs_r2c_client.jpg" alt="Microsoft Surface Book" data-mce-source="Microsoft" /><p class="source"><span>Microsoft</span></p><p class="caption">Microsoft often sees the future but passes.</p></div><p></p></div></div>Microsoft has had many successful products - Windows, Office, Azure, and Xbox, to name a few. There are, however, many projects that never took off because company executives didn't see the potential of what they had built at the time. </p><p>In hindsight, these products were way ahead of their time and something that Microsoft should have pursued. </p><p>Here are nearly a dozen instances in which Microsoft saw the future and passed. </p>

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11 times Microsoft saw the future - and blew it

MicrosoftMicrosoft often sees the future but passes.Microsoft has had many successful products - Windows, Office, Azure, and Xbox, to name a few. There are, however, many projects that never took off because company executives didn't see the potential of what they had built at the time. In hindsight, these products were way ahead of their time and something that Microsoft should have pursued. Here are nearly a dozen instances in which Microsoft saw the future and passed.

MicrosoftMicrosoft often sees the future but passes. Microsoft has had many successful products - Windows, Office, Azure, and Xbox, to name a few.

11 times Microsoft saw the future - and blew it

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