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More likely not.
Microsoft is well known for buying software companies to shut them down.
Foldershare was a product in 2005 that enabled you to share windows folders across the internet just like sharing across a LAN. MS bought them.
Same with Ubiboot - it enabled you to move a windows install from one machine to any other hardware - on boot it would reconfigure the drivers. Worked brilliantly.
I've used countless products over the years which no longer exist after they were acquired by MS. Things which don't even exist within MS offerings. Clearly bought to be shut down.
This can't be right because capitalism breeds innovation like they said! Right? .....Right??
It does. Those were both innovative products.
Not sure why you feel the need to derail the conversation with your ideology.
Your conversation is about shelving products so other companies cannot compete.