1) Scenario #2 - Xobni would be a drop in the bucket to Microsoft so they wouldn't have the incentive to manage it properly. The Xobnis can make it much more p

1) Scenario #2 - Xobni would be a drop in the bucket to Microsoft so they wouldn't have the incentive to manage it properly. The Xobnis can make it much more prominent and important than MSFT would. Plus, Xobni is about the only thing I can think of that gives MSFT products some hacker cred. 2) Scenario #2 - more people/companies are helping customers so they're more likely to get an offering that fits. Microsoft might do a good job taking care of customers, but a diversity of ideas is more likely to produce the right fit for any given customer.