However, given its business model, MS has won praises as they have contributed immensely to the growth and advancement of the technology industry as a whole – so a thumbs up there – but then, we can argue its benefits to the software platform as a whole likewise its shortcomings which must not be disregarded as it places a pretty high price tag for its software and services - especially given the fact that it’s a closed platform which is a turnoff for tech enthusiasts like myself that, well, don’t like anything CLOSED – FOSS, please. It is not without reason that the multi-billion dollar company continues to sell its software at a premium price given its status in the industry as a “for-profit” software company first before anything else. Thank God for options like OSX and Linux Desktop, of course, we would all have been choking on – and continue to choke on whatever the Redmond company decides to throw at our faces. Microsoft’s Windows dominance in the Desktop PC space has been a thing for decades now and the 35 years old OS - although has made some significant strides in the industry - is undoubted a monopoly.
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