Not entirely surprising. It harms their frenemies and doesn't really hurt them because it's not a large fraction of their business (Xbox and Surface notwithstan

Not entirely surprising. It harms their frenemies and doesn't really hurt them because it's not a large fraction of their business (Xbox and Surface notwithstanding). If one can make things more expensive for other companies and win points with customers, it adds to brand goodwill. I don't believe it's entirely realpolitik and there were likely legitimately interested Microsoft personnel who wanted to push some sensible change.