> Microsoft & friends will release something that makes it look like a joke True, Microsoft & Friends have gotten greedy every passing year. Before they used

> Microsoft & friends will release something that makes it look like a joke True, Microsoft & Friends have gotten greedy every passing year. Before they used to develop the platform (OS,DB etc.,) and let others develop and sell apps on it that would benefit them as well as the whole ecosystem. Now they want every last dollar they can squeeze out of the ecosystem. So they don't leave any stone unturned and they have big pockets to do that.