The analogy went some way to showing how the argument based on there being "no direct competition" is a fallacy. I find it very hard to believe that MS hasn't

The analogy went some way to showing how the argument based on there being "no direct competition" is a fallacy. I find it very hard to believe that MS hasn't had a good look at Apple's OS X pricing strategy before making this move. It mightn't be that they feel pressured into lowering the price so much as they've just seen what Apple has done and think it's a good idea to get as many people to upgrade as possible.