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That has been a decades long battle. They'll never win the war.
Microsoft was 100% against Linux 15 years ago. Now there is a Linux subsystem sitting next to the core of the OS.
And honestly it seems like FOSS solutions are way more usable these days. In the old days it was a huge hit in either features or UI.
Yes, they've taken an “if you can't beat them, join them” approach to FOSS for a while now.