Well - there is ONE BIG DIFFERENCE between Apple and Microsoft. Microsoft is a convicted Monopolist... Apple isn’t...yet. Microsoft was found guilty of using it’s market power to kill other companies. It’s happened multiple times. They also cheat. Ever heard of “Stacker” versus Doubledos. How about DR DOS. Yes this goes back a long way, but here we go again.
They are behaving in exactly the same old way. Instead of competing they are using under-handed manipulation behind the scenes to avoid having to compete. They talk about “innovation” but instead prefer underhanded deals like this.
If you want more info - try groklaw.net and look at the articles there covering the Barnes and Noble vs Nokia/Microsoft litigation.
This is bogus. Microsoft created the huge PC market, and they were punished for success. Other companies used the courts to try to get a competitive advantage they couldn't get in the marketplace.