I too have written less than inspired articles in the past, so, I'll assume the author was under some kind of editorial pressure and couldn't think through the core idea.
The idea of giving away RT in order to compete with Android is only viable financially with the multiple network effects between the products of different divisions. If he proposes breaking up Microsoft, he should, at least, propose a business model that would work with the broken up company.
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I too have written less than inspired articles in the past, so, I'll assume the author was under some kind of editorial pressure and couldn't think through the core idea.
The idea of giving away RT in order to compete with Android is only viable financially with the multiple network effects between the products of different divisions. If he proposes breaking up Microsoft, he should, at least, propose a business model that would work with the broken up company.