[harikb]

> maybe they should stop doing business deals with a company that's actively hostile to them

Remember, at one point they were considered a monopoly on PC operating systems. It is not like PC vendors had an option. Not signing on to the cartel was not an option.

[fabianhjr]

Anti-trust enforcement? At least back then it seemed like a possibility, nowadays seems inconceivable.

[pydry]

It's almost as if the OP is deliberately missing this point.