Suppose Microsoft rewrites Windows to optimize for the Surface platform. How long would it take for Microsoft to stand accused of unfair business practices in the press? How much risk would they run of being hauled into court in the EU or US?
They just paid a billion dollars for failing to provide browser options in the EU last year.
They paid a billion dollars for disobeying a direct court order. You phrase that as if they paid a fine for randomly not doing something.
Your suggestion that they are equally vulnerable to the same thing for solving a difficult, market driven technical challenge seems like a stretch to me.
They just paid a billion dollars for failing to provide browser options in the EU last year.