Can anyone provide any attempt at rationalizing their decision? Could your computer overheat and explode if you do this? Could hackers take over your computer and play a flashing light pattern that will give you an epileptic seizure?
Stop assuming good faith. This is the same company that acquired Skype and de-P2P'd it at the pressing of the U.S. government to make interception feasible.
Microsoft just wants you reliant on them. They can't tap value if you aren't integrated. Simple as.
