One article I read advocated throwing in the towel and letting Microsoft rule the computer world. Now, I'll grant that this guy was joking, but the notion isn't far from the truth. People seem to want Microsoft to tell them what to buy. This illustrates the notion that people are willing to give up their freedoms in life in exchange for the basics, and I find that very disturbing. We are seeing it all over America.
People are willing to give up privacy in order to catch crooks.
People are willing to give up choice for a price advantage. I don't think people are thinking this through all the way. Giving in to Microsoft is not the way to improve our lives. We must oppose them at every turn. We must strive to be better than them.