Compatibility is a word that could explain microsoft's success. Destroy that and their competitive advantage is none existent.
I dont want to say more... But a lot of decisions these days are "change for change sake."
After watching the last 20 years of Microsoft's rise, domination, and fall, I've concluded that no tech corporation should be the 800lb gorilla for more than 5 years. At that point, it should be considered an area ripe for disruption. I'm seeing Apple, Google, and Canonical (!) falling into that category now. The sooner they're disrupted/replaced, the better off the rest of us will be.
I'm heavily vested in microsoft and just wish they'll stop trying to commit suicide.
I moved to Arch and Gentoo, personally.
I wish you luck with your microsoft vestment. I'd advise you to diversify, however; Skills only relevant in a (rapidly decreasing) fraction of the computer market will only provide limited rewards in the future.