Just because it's microsoft? No. Being microsoft doesn't help, but it could be done by any big company and I'd dislike it just the same.

PC's, Linux, Mac, and anything else anyone wants to use, has to have some standarization. Some interoperability. That's why the internet is doing as well as it is, cause any computer that uses TCP/IP can use the internet.

Wouldn't be such a great place if you had to use licensed microsoft images for everything.