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Well, it depends on how you divide things up. If you look at it in terms of OS, then they have to go up against 2 giants. If you look at it from hardware, they have to go against 2 giants and a bunch of little guys scrounging for scraps.

I want Microsoft to succeed, because I think it'll help the market.

I'm reading this as Microsoft is going to implement some of Apple's business strategy of consolidating technology, cutting out diversity, so that it has a more visible brand. It's a shame really, because one aspect people appreciate about MS is that if you buy their tech legally, you can mess around with it all you want - especially the hardware.

Apple does not allow this. If you try to customize your mac in any way, Apple deems it broke by the user.

What hardware does Microsoft allow you to mess around with all you want?