Maybe gambling is too strong a word. He's not in it for the money, but to create a viable competitor to Microsoft. So not taking this "gamble" and sticking to

Maybe gambling is too strong a word. He's not in it for the money, but to create a viable competitor to Microsoft. So not taking this "gamble" and sticking to the status quo would be actually be the riskier strategy for him. If it backfires, it doesn't take him that much further away from achieving his original goal.