Sometimes the profit motive incentivizes behavior that is bad for developers and consumers. Shareholders and executives made a lot of money from abusive behavio

Sometimes the profit motive incentivizes behavior that is bad for developers and consumers. Shareholders and executives made a lot of money from abusive behavior on Microsoft's behalf in the 90's. It can be argued that behavior wasn't ideal for profits in the long-run, hence their change in tactics. Unfortunately, there isn't much evidence that Microsoft won't return to those highly profitable methods once they're more competitive.