What will the big players do about this? The Dells HPs, ... I guess they will have to try to sabotage open source projects that deliver those applications tha

What will the big players do about this? The Dells HPs, ... I guess they will have to try to sabotage open source projects that deliver those applications that people on Linux use as everyday drivers. Browser, E-mail client, Libre Office. Sabotage them in a way that they use more resources, especially CPU time and RAM, driving people to upgrade. Or they will try to influence media outlets to mostly offer high resolution video content, so older devices cannot play current content smoothly anymore.