> This ultimately is a function of education, which will get better as technical knowledge becomes more widely and freely available. Unfortunately, the level o

> This ultimately is a function of education, which will get better as technical knowledge becomes more widely and freely available. Unfortunately, the level of technical knowledge of the population is going down. People do not care or treat tech as a magic. On a higher level of education, Microsoft can rely on a cohort using Windows at school/home/university/work. > As you say, it's only a matter of time before the walled gardens start to crumble. Watch what Microsoft and others are doing in the acquisition space. Microsoft is buying into businesses that use their products. What are the chances of those businesses witching away from Microsoft software stack?