"I don't see the win in a decision like this. It's a lose lose situation that could be a win win."
Well, they want the alternatives to their product to be difficult to install so people remain in the Windows world or MS ecosystem.
When there is no alternative, there is a monopoly and you could raise your profits as much as you want, they will pay, econ 101.
Microsoft had been reaping a 90% and 95% margin from their Windows and MS Office products just because of their monopoly, and +30% in their global business(after spending billions on "me too" projects like bing, zune, winmo, lumia or xbox, witch lost billions before getting profitable).
Well, they want the alternatives to their product to be difficult to install so people remain in the Windows world or MS ecosystem.
When there is no alternative, there is a monopoly and you could raise your profits as much as you want, they will pay, econ 101.
Microsoft had been reaping a 90% and 95% margin from their Windows and MS Office products just because of their monopoly, and +30% in their global business(after spending billions on "me too" projects like bing, zune, winmo, lumia or xbox, witch lost billions before getting profitable).