When I saw that Microsoft started putting ads in the start menu, I began to seriously wonder if there isn&#x27;t some sort of &quot;Trading Places&quot; type bet going on over there to see who can run the OS into the ground first!<p>The messed up thing, is that they are getting such good press on their open-source initiatives and research projects, but really seem to be screwing themselves on the OS.<p>Then again, maybe they know something I don&#x27;t know, and we will see some resurgence of Windows somehow.