Why I hate Microsoft "A personal, lengthy, but highly articulate outburst"

[PC-GUY]

Wow and I thought I had rants!!!
From the title of this paper you may have guessed that I am not very impressed with the guys in Redmond. One might even say that my dislike for Microsoft is a pet hate gone out of control in an almost quixotic fashion. Why is this?
Of course I have been accused of personal antipathy, of being jealous of Bill Gates and his billions, and of being prejudiced against all things Microsoft without any reason whatsoever. None of this is true. I have nothing personal against Bill Gates. Why should I? I don't know the man, I've never met him. I agree with those who say he might be the most successful salesman in history. And I've always thought that even one billion in almost any currency is more than I could reasonably spend.
No. It's rather his business practices, and that of his company, that I am opposed to, for a large and still growing number of reasons, most of which are plain, verifiable facts.
Let me explain.
For the rest.

 

[LTR12101B]

OMG! - I'll finish reading it later.

This guy really does hate Microsoft - fact is, they DID get where they are today, NOT by quality and innovation, but by luck, bluff and bluster, and crushing the opposition, who also failed to take advantage of any chinks in their armour.

Microsoft were WEAK at the time before Win95 - LATE and poor - probably the only time they could have been seriously challenged.

We're now seeing the payback of this software monoculture - in the same way as the monoculture of modern farming makes the spread of crop diseases and pests easier, the software monoculture makes the spread of viruses much easier.

I remain, a LOTUS Smartsuite user, having any MS product other than Windows and free addons on my system would be an act of vandalism.