> ... a number of well known (and certainly many not well known) dotnet and Microsoft team members who fought for ... That wasn't enough. I'm sure they fought

> ... a number of well known (and certainly many not well known) dotnet and Microsoft team members who fought for ... That wasn't enough. I'm sure they fought for it before the public did. It took the public calling out Microsoft's duplicity for them to change face. I'm sure the insiders' voices helped, but they weren't adequate. IOW, Microsoft will absolutely do it again, if they think they can slip it past the public. Outrage can't be a driving force for very long, and they know that.