If MS start producing hardware to marry with their software, like Apple does, they will lock out other operating systems and hardware manufacturers. The Build-It-Yourself market will probably be purely Linux from then on.
The PC hardware vendors will have no choice but to fully support Linux or die. The question is how long will the PC as we know it exist? Ubuntu are working on an OS for a smart phone that you can plug a keyboard and monitor into. So basically you get to work, put your phone on the desk and use it as a desktop.
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