Microsoft didn't have dozen products over 500 Million users in 2005.
They only had Windows, Office and IE.
Ballmer set the foundations for many of Microsoft's success today, including Azure
Ballmer set the foundations for many of Microsoft's success today, including Azure
So did Microsoft in 2005. That doesn't mean the Ballmer era was innovative. If you need other examples of companies with hundreds of millions of users that aren't relevant, there's also Oracle.