From a business perspective I agree with you, that was huge leverage which could have boosted the sales of Surface considerably. However, from a consumer point

From a business perspective I agree with you, that was huge leverage which could have boosted the sales of Surface considerably. However, from a consumer point of view, nahh that falls into the grey area of a typical monopolistic behavior. So I am glad they didn't. I am all for that gives people choices, regardless of the brand, OS or price.