and you're failing to take into consideration the real world, where others have tried to topple Microsoft and have failed in every sense except in the area of "market cap", which Apple is currently the champ at that.

Other than your asinine comments, your the one with the incoherent arguments and the hate for Microsoft. I don't care who wins the race to be the provider of anything. I care about what works for me, be that Microsoft or Apple or IBM or even Google. Your only argument is about hating Microsoft and wanting to undo some sort of "perceived" monopoly. Try to make some sense, and then, perhaps people, including myself, will start to take you seriously.