Back in the day Microsoft were fairly good at Embrace Extend and Extinguish. Now they seem to even fsck(8) that up.
Back in the day they had an entrenched monopoly they could use to good effect. Today, they have to give Win10 away for free, and many people still won't take it...
Linux ate away the server business. iDevices and Android chipped away the user-facing side.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
