I don't disagree with some of your points. Microsoft's business practices are reprehensible, and their implementation of standards is laughable.
But I'm trying to figure out what you meant by this statement?
They then continued to grab anything that they thought could entice users, and bundle it into the operating system. gui text editors, word processors, games, disk degragmentation, disk compression, networking, to name just a few...
I'm inferring from your observation that this is somehow wrong, and that an "operating system" should be nothing but a kernel. You seem to be saying that in creating an attractive product by including value-added features like "networking", games and (gasp) a text editor, Microsoft has somehow overstepped their bounds.
I suppose it would be different if $YOUR_FAVORITE_DISTRO or Apple included such obvious userbait...wouldn't it? Oh, wait...
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But I'm trying to figure out what you meant by this statement?
They then continued to grab anything that they thought could entice users, and bundle it into the operating system. gui text editors, word processors, games, disk degragmentation, disk compression, networking, to name just a few...
I'm inferring from your observation that this is somehow wrong, and that an "operating system" should be nothing but a kernel. You seem to be saying that in creating an attractive product by including value-added features like "networking", games and (gasp) a text editor, Microsoft has somehow overstepped their bounds.
I suppose it would be different if $YOUR_FAVORITE_DISTRO or Apple included such obvious userbait...wouldn't it? Oh, wait...