Why I hate Microsoft
"One OS to bring them all and in the darkness bind them..."
From the title of this paper you may have guessed that I am less than
pleased 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. But 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
succesful 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.(lengthy)
http://www.euronet.nl/users/frankvw/IhateMS.html
