"What gives Microsoft more freedom-of-movement, though, is that Windows is no longer the core of its business. This remains CEO Satya Nadella’s biggest triumph"

"What gives Microsoft more freedom-of-movement, though, is that Windows is no longer the core of its business. This remains CEO Satya Nadella’s biggest triumph" Apple recognized this years ago about its OS, of course, but I'm not sure I agree with the statement above. The entrenchment of Windows in the enterprise is huge for Microsoft, and keeps the door propped open there for most of their efforts. What I mean by 'keeps the door propped open' is that a generation of 'Microsoft stack' developers and development has created a corporate infrastructure landscape that has been paved and fenced by Microsoft's Windows (and to a degree, the .NET ecosystem).