FWIW Microsoft software and generic hardware of the time were way more open for anyone. Competing with MS was hard or even impossible, but they didn't try to c

FWIW Microsoft software and generic hardware of the time were way more open for anyone. Competing with MS was hard or even impossible, but they didn't try to control what you code or run on your machine, didn't try to interfere with software vendors' revenue streams and didn't even go after piracy the way they could. Those was right calls that made Windows so ubiquitous.