Seems to be a lot of words to describe what is basically a company adapting to its place in the market. When Microsoft had a dominant market position it could

Seems to be a lot of words to describe what is basically a company adapting to its place in the market. When Microsoft had a dominant market position it could freeze its customer's in-house strategies by tactically leaking details (real or perhaps not) of its future releases. Extended release intervals did not matter because customers waited. Fast forward to today and it is not dominant in markets where it sees growth potential. Customers will no longer wait. Microsoft is seen seen as a laggard by many adopting new technologies. Extended development time would preclude any chance they have of success so they had to change. The outcome is as yet undetermined.