<i>Part of the charm with ms is that they are not as calculating and ruthlessly capitalist as apple and google. They are more focused on the developer and researcher than the user. I hope they don&#x27;t end up becoming the same.</i><p>I take it you weren&#x27;t in the industry when the Halloween documents leaked, or the antitrust case was prosecuted.  MS was (and probably still is) every bit as ruthlessly capitalistic as the new 800lb gorillas in town.