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The sheer aggression and fervor suggests ulterior motivations. More so if you view them as a company that is normally less hostile (these days). Though I susp

• TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
  Why do they need an ulterior motive? They want a single, non-fragmented userbase running the latest software, so there's a simple platform for third-party developers and for Microsoft themselves. That's more than reason enough.
  • pdkl95 10y ago
    They can wish all they want for a unicorn; that doesn't mean they will get it. There will always be different versions of Windows in use (the same is true for browsers). Anybody that thinks that fragmentation will ever go away needs to spend some time in the real world, which doesn't conform to a nice and simple abstraction.
    • TazeTSchnitzel 10y ago
      That was the case, but it won't be now. Microsoft are not making a Windows 11. Slowly, but surely, Windows 10 will win, and it is an evergreen operating system. Businesses get a special deal, they get to use the “current build for business”. But the future of Windows is like the versioning of Firefox and Chrome, not Internet Explorer.