I agree they got away with it with the XBox. My question is whether that's morally right. People who believe that should presumably argue that Windows should b

I agree they got away with it with the XBox. My question is whether that's morally right. People who believe that should presumably argue that Windows should be the same way. That they don't suggests that a status quo bias is in play here. Apple's App Store and vendor-locked consoles are seen as ok because they exist. But I think few would say Microsoft has the moral right to lock down Windows and take a 30% cut of all the software and software-based revenues, even if their dominant marketplace position (and lobbyist-influenced laws) would let them get away with it.