

Okay look at the history. Look at the Macworld introduction to Microsoft Office. The Apple community wasn’t happy about it. Microsoft made a lot of money and kept themselves from being a monopoly. You think they did that out of the kindness of their hearts?
I bet if we talk about Linux, you’re going to bring up that Microsoft joined the Linux Foundation and completely ignoring their anti competitive practices before that.
The word “could” can refer to anytime in history.
Just because someone tried to murder someone and did everything they could do to make the murder happen, doesn’t mean they didn’t just because they got caught trying to do so, changed their mind so they wouldn’t get caught, and gave the person, that they tried to murder, money.
Just because Microsoft did everything they could to kill Linux and Mac, doesn’t mean they didn’t just because an antitrust case was building up, changed their business practices, and invested money in Apple.
Also it’s no thesis. In 2001, Microsoft settled with the DOJ and changed their business practices.