Actually, per the terms of the anti-trust settlements, they can't. They can't force any vendor who buys Windows to also offer an additional piece of software. They got busted on that before, too, and they won't be doing that again.
So, Microsoft *has* to make sure that Apple stays healthy. Why the heck do you think they even continue to make Office for Mac? It's not because they *want* to give Apple more inroads into the workplace, it's because if they don't they screw themselves.
Thats total BS! Apple is MS b*tch! LOL, I don't understand why you support a company that FORCES you to buy their hardware to use their spftware and services.
I could have saved you a lot of grief if I would have told you to not even get started with this one, he comes on Apple/ipod threads and craps on the ipod.