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by GeekyBear 1719 days ago
Microsoft chose to create Windows as an open platform where they didn't get a cut of application sales.

Microsoft chose to create XBox as a platform where developers who didn't pay them a cut could not sell software.

Microsoft attempted to convert Windows into a platform where developers who didn't pay them a cut could not sell software with Windows RT, but it failed in the marketplace.