Microsoft's dominance in the software industry ended around 2005 due to Google's rise, the shift to web-based applications, broadband Internet, and Apple's resurgence. The tech giant, while still profitable, lost its fearsome reputation and innovative edge in the mid-2000s, marking the end of a decades-long software monopoly era.

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