> That is, Microsoft is getting $100 or so when you buy a computer and they really don't need to endanger that to get another 10 cents. Ha, but that’s the beau

> That is, Microsoft is getting $100 or so when you buy a computer and they really don't need to endanger that to get another 10 cents. Ha, but that’s the beauty of it. There are no alternatives (Expensive Apple products and Chromebooks aside). They are like the Comcast of operating systems and can keep squeezing every dime out of you. And they’ll get away with it, too.