I've modded you down simply because I honestly don't think Windows is as mediocre as it's made out to be, and this is coming from a current Linux user, and I ca

I've modded you down simply because I honestly don't think Windows is as mediocre as it's made out to be, and this is coming from a current Linux user, and I can't help but feel that Visual Studio or .NET is far from mediocre no matter which way you look at it, and I even think Office is a market leader largely on merit. I also don't think the cost of Windows represents a "large margin" - paying the cost of 2 new videogames for an extremely complex piece of software that is supported for 7+ years seems pretty good value from where I'm coming from, even if the alternatives are better value. I honestly think it's a shame that they've felt the need to flex their monopolistic muscle unnecessarily and have given themselves such a bad reputation when they could have had just as much success in a more positive way.