It came as no surprise to many analysts that Microsoft has had a disappointing few months, with very slow holiday sales of its Surface tablet and continuing tepid-at-best reviews of Windows 8.  PCs and Windows software are in trouble – so much so that Microsoft is investing billions to prop up one of its channels to the market – Dell, and some predict a Kodak-like demise of Microsoft. It also comes as no surprise to anyone who, like me, turns on a Lenovo Think Pad (or any other PC) and resumes Microsoft Windows. Depending on how I exited my computer, I may have to wait as long as 5 minutes before it is usable.  A similar delay occurs throughout the day when my computer falls asleep. Consider that my employer (IBM) has 400,000+ workers across the globe experiencing these delays every day, every…