Keep in mind too- Microsoft is almost at the point of giving windows (as an OS) away for free. Whereas in the past they would charge around $99 for windows (or

Keep in mind too- Microsoft is almost at the point of giving windows (as an OS) away for free. Whereas in the past they would charge around $99 for windows (or less per machine to OEMs). Other OSes have forced Microsoft to pretty much give their OS away for free. From a msft/revenue point of view, Microsoft will now feel less inhibitions with regard to using windows to drive revenue via other Microsoft products. (Ie Windows will now be seen internally as a “loss leader” product that must drive revenue via other sources such as Bing, edge, office 365 etc)