Re: my analysis ....
"Look at some of their acquisitions like Xamarin, and their .net core work that sits besides this to see how serious they are taking this. Even Android gets office apps. Don't hear me wrong, they still want you to buy Windows, but in this brave new world of containers and serverless architectures, they are much more interested in staying relevant than locking you in at every point. It really is quite a contrast from a decade ago".
^ I'd agree with all of the above. The hardline fundamentalism of Gates and Ballmer has given way to pragmatism of Satya Nadella and long may that stance continue.
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