There must be 2 models:
- one is Surface+Apple-like, max profit including hardware. Lock it down to Store only, Arm-based optimized Microsoft chips. You can feel the push to Arm and Store for some time now.
- and the other, Linux model, "open" as the current Windows 11, goal is to create Devs for the first model.
To get it straight, it's not evil per say, the casuals vs DIY-ers is always a separation, it's just Microsoft is so big it can tackle both.
As said at the start, I would be surprised that they stop the attack on any of these fronts, so in conclusion we should be safe not needing to go to Linux for more control.