It's against the law to buy out competitors Unless the gov't gave then express permission, they wouldn't be able to buy everyone out anyway. (They don't have that much money anyhow).

But Windows has such a hold on the world I doubt YAOS (Yet Another OS) would make a difference unless it ran all the latest hardware (which Linux already has down), but also ran Windows apps (emulation won't do). If they can't do that, then they're in the exact same rut Linux and Mac OS (though the latter has great apps on its system to compensate).

And MS's developer tools are above any of the tools offered for any other system. This makes developing new applications easier and easier, taking up less time. Easy apps + majority of market + less time = money, so Windows is a good choice for software companies.

I think it's this hold that must be broken before Microsoft's tight grip on the OS world is loosened any. Mac OS is certainly close these days.

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