The Biggest Threat to Microsoft Isn’t Apple or Linux, It’s Falling Hardware Prices

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Two interesting tidbits of news about Microsoft today. First is that the company is to make it legal to rent both Windows and Office. The second is an analysis on how slates will affect the Redmond giant’s bottom line. Both are interesting reading, but both also are indications of the problems that Microsoft is likely to encounter over the coming years.
See, when zealots debate the old ‚ÄúWindows vs. Mac vs. Linux‚Äù argument, it‚Äôs a widely held belief within the Mac and Linux camp that it is one of these platforms that represent the greatest threat to Microsoft‚Äôs dominance…