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They obviously knew what their customers used and therefore cared about and then followed the happy path.

Keep in mind this switch isn't because they see a sharp uptick in Windows users, it's because they are realizing that while Apple is a nice cushy baske, it's not so good that all of their eggs are in it.

[stephenr]

Why is that obvious? The author was apparently surprised to find things didn't work as expected, which doesn't really support your hypothesis that this was a deliberate choice.