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Originally Posted by Riou 
I presume people have read that Reuters article that Microsoft wants to become a company similar to Apple as a product and services company.
1. Yes, Windows 8 first introduced that Microsoft ID login option. Perhaps future versions of Windows will require Microsoft ID. All your documents can possibly be synced through Microsoft Skydrive. Apple already has a similar cloud service with iCloud.
2&3. Apple did a similar thing for purchasing the latest upgrade to OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion. The only way to upgrade was through an Apple Store account, and download was the only method for quite awhile. There was not a retail box at launch like prior OSX upgrades. A USB drive version cost twice as much as the downloadable version likely to encourage Apple Store account creation? Microsoft could possibly institute an Apple Gatekeeper-like system in place to restrict the majority of installs to only allows apps purchased from Windows Store.
It is conceivable that Microsoft would adopt a similar policy.
I presume people have read that Reuters article that Microsoft wants to become a company similar to Apple as a product and services company.
1. Yes, Windows 8 first introduced that Microsoft ID login option. Perhaps future versions of Windows will require Microsoft ID. All your documents can possibly be synced through Microsoft Skydrive. Apple already has a similar cloud service with iCloud.
2&3. Apple did a similar thing for purchasing the latest upgrade to OSX 10.8 Mountain Lion. The only way to upgrade was through an Apple Store account, and download was the only method for quite awhile. There was not a retail box at launch like prior OSX upgrades. A USB drive version cost twice as much as the downloadable version likely to encourage Apple Store account creation? Microsoft could possibly institute an Apple Gatekeeper-like system in place to restrict the majority of installs to only allows apps purchased from Windows Store.
It is conceivable that Microsoft would adopt a similar policy.
I wouldn't say conceivable, I would say expected. They have already declared they want to turn into Apple v. 2.0, which is probably why Valve are turning to Ubuntu. If they lock the OS down and expect gamers to turn to their consoles publishers will have no choice but to turn to other mediums to sell their games and other wares. This wouldn't be bad, as it would give an impetus to many Linux developers to make Linux even more user friendly (hopefully entirely remove the need for command lines) and expand on the already existing xbuntu (and their derivatives) software centre.
If OpenGL/CL becomes widely used, and becomes a real competitor for DX MS might, just might, change their tune. Doing this will, in the end, hurt MS, as their entire market share is based on the ability to illegally install Windows. Once MS turn into another Apple-like North Korean style dictatorship either their OS will be jail broken or poorer people will turn to other operating systems. Here in China ever more laptops and PC are sold with Linux pre-installed and I see ever more students walking around with Linux books on their way to their courses.
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