Ever get the feeling that we are just cattle to be sent to slaughter? What made MS great was the fact that they supported their OSs for many years unlike Apple.
Linux is looking morre and more compelling. Nice to have that option.
You comment about Apple is incorrect. Apple has always supported their hardware/software mix much better than the gobs in Redmond
I remember. MS-DOS was very popular and used in many circumstances for that very reason. Even competitors such as PC-DOS and DR-DOS found large followings, if not at the same level as the MS offerings.
However, remember the old saying: “One man’s OS/2 is another man’s Linux.” *grin*