Both of which have an interest in having control over media platforms.

DRM = control. See Apple and iTunes DRM for the first decade of its existence. Same with Amazon and the Kindle.

And now see how Microsoft is already abusing that power to say that its Edge browser can deliver higher resolution Netflix shows - not because it's any better at rendering videos than Chrome and Firefox, but because it's uses its Windows DRM to only allow Edge to play higher-quality Netflix videos. Hashtag #NewMicrosoft