“We want to make it [licensing] as friction-free as we can”

...

Are they planning on using lube on your wallets now?

mine's the one with the empty wallet

It's not wallets that spring to mind when thinking about MS licensing and lube requirements.......

I'll bet they do.

What they would like is to charge you directly even if you just looked at the box.

"We want to make it [licensing] as friction-free as we can"

Might I suggest the GPL for the software? Ok, it'll take a few years for us to stop laughing at the quality of the code, but it's simple, effective, and putting a good dent in your market...

Tux, because I watched Madagascar last night, and despite being reasonably sober, still loved the penguins.