I feel like the arstechnica article was a terrible summary of his presentation. The main point is that he feels like the proprietary systems (App Stores and co

I feel like the arstechnica article was a terrible summary of his presentation. The main point is that he feels like the proprietary systems (App Stores and consoles) restrict innovation. All of the innovative stuff in gameplay over the past 10+ years have come from the PC; digital distribution, free-to-play, MMOs, etc (11min). He feels like the next extension of this is user-generated content. Since Microsoft is going in the App Store direction and the epitome of open software is Linux, that's the direction he wants to go. He recognizes the struggles with Linux (and with gaming PCs on the TV) adoption for gaming and is working to clearly identify and fix them. It sounds like he's moving away from Windows to address innovation and gaming PC adoption on the TV (and similar ideas). While Microsoft might not take away the Desktop, they certainly aren't making it easier to do custom things like booting to Steam or creating a controller based input/abstraction (that's simple for a non-techie gamer to setup and maintain).