I don't see what you expect to achieve in this discussion.
Whether MS does this, bundles that, legal blah, the courts have already decided it (and at least in the EU may well decide some more again.) Some people have been paid lots of money to argue whether MS had a monopoly and were using it abusively. They did it and you're not really adding anything, the case notes and decisions are widely available.
Competition is universally considered a good thing for everyone, and whether you think the action is justified, it's hard to see how Microsoft releasing APIs, less manipulating OEMs with pricing deals, opening bundling, etc. is bad news for anyone but Microsoft. Last I checked Microsoft are a big company with lots of money and a tight grip on the market, no matter how crap their products are or aren't.
So unless you're on the payroll, a shareholder or one of their lawyers, it's all pretty academic really.
Whereas EULAs potentially hurt us all, and we're still missing something definitive about how and how much they apply. Much more interesting.
Whether MS does this, bundles that, legal blah, the courts have already decided it (and at least in the EU may well decide some more again.) Some people have been paid lots of money to argue whether MS had a monopoly and were using it abusively. They did it and you're not really adding anything, the case notes and decisions are widely available.
Competition is universally considered a good thing for everyone, and whether you think the action is justified, it's hard to see how Microsoft releasing APIs, less manipulating OEMs with pricing deals, opening bundling, etc. is bad news for anyone but Microsoft. Last I checked Microsoft are a big company with lots of money and a tight grip on the market, no matter how crap their products are or aren't.
So unless you're on the payroll, a shareholder or one of their lawyers, it's all pretty academic really.
Whereas EULAs potentially hurt us all, and we're still missing something definitive about how and how much they apply. Much more interesting.