They don't need to do any of that. Chromebooks became a thing without having a lot of software available on the platform. Microsoft already followed the footst

They don't need to do any of that. Chromebooks became a thing without having a lot of software available on the platform. Microsoft already followed the footsteps with Windows 10 S. And they're the first major OS that's taking advantage of Progressive Web Apps and adding them to their store, removing the need to build Windows-only software completely while still offering "native" experience: https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/pwa https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/pwa I personally think that Microsoft learned their lessons with Windows 10 Mobile and that they're going to excel at being a competitor to Chromebooks.