On the contrary, MS is an excellent example of a large company being forced to pivot (to cloud) after their existing business model (desktop software) looked in

On the contrary, MS is an excellent example of a large company being forced to pivot (to cloud) after their existing business model (desktop software) looked increasingly dead in the water. Year to year earnings showcase how much more reliant MS was on desktop software two decades ago. Changes in technology, user expectations and computing model forced MS to innovate, not regulation, and that’s exactly my point.