But to extinguish, you need monopoly power, which MS is used to swinging, but isn't quite up to anymore, despite still owning a clear majority of desktops. Apparently owning desktops doesn't give you ownership of the people who use them, anymore.
So, lately, MS is fully occupied extinguishing its own previous products. XP, check. 7? Maybe. 8? Not entirely. By the evidence they might be thought to be trying to extinguish 10.
But to extinguish, you need monopoly power, which MS is used to swinging, but isn't quite up to anymore, despite still owning a clear majority of desktops. Apparently owning desktops doesn't give you ownership of the people who use them, anymore.
So, lately, MS is fully occupied extinguishing its own previous products. XP, check. 7? Maybe. 8? Not entirely. By the evidence they might be thought to be trying to extinguish 10.
But old habits die hard.