I disagree. I think this is about Microsoft and PC vendors wanting to take advantage of the economies of scale in the mobile phone market. ARM devices are highe

I disagree. I think this is about Microsoft and PC vendors wanting to take advantage of the economies of scale in the mobile phone market. ARM devices are higher volume than anything else. When the PC was the volume platform it allowed Intel to move into other markets because of the same type of economics. Not everything is about that one issue. I think in this case it's typical capitalist drive to lower costs of production. Getting to move the PC user base over to subscription services like mobile phones is seen as a way to build revenue in what investors see as a stagnant PC market. Not saying that all of that is good for consumers but, in 2017, thats not shocking.