[felipelemos]

Successful to the shareholders, not the users.

[JamesBarney]

No one has been forcing any of the users to give them money. The users are giving them money because they get value out of purchasing their products.

[usr1106]

Not true. As a Linux user I have many times been forced to give them money for software I delete as my first step on a new PC.

[ClimaxGravely]

I feel a little forced but for context I currently work in the games industry.

[kortilla]

That’s what makes a successful company though.

[pjerem]

Well, by that reasoning, US are a successful country.

But when you are not the shareholder but the user / citizen, you have the right to decide what "successful" means to you.

[aylmao]

Depends on your definition of success, but yes a lot of companies aim to maximize the monetary gain of shareholders

[kevincox]

Microsoft's goal is to make the shareholders money. So that it success to it.

[pkulak]

And success or not has nothing to do with OP's point.