The title is too strong, while the message of the piece is more subtle: Microsoft no longer has the Windows-or-bust strategy. Their goal used to be to fight to

The title is too strong, while the message of the piece is more subtle: Microsoft no longer has the Windows-or-bust strategy. Their goal used to be to fight to be the computing platform. Windows is still important, but they're no longer insisting that it be the foundation of their strategy, which means they're no longer insisting that the world run Windows in all the things. They're conceding ground in one area, so they can flourish in others.