One of Microsoft primary missions for much of the past 40 years was to target and extinguish Linux and open source, that is pretty oppositional.
Also Microsofts dominant monopoly position held computer technology back 40 years. The real power of computers is in automation but Microsoft made sure everything function was an isolated GUI button and the world is a less developed place because of it. They violated the public trust.
On the first we can agree. But that certainly isn’t how they behave now.
On the second, I dare say that’s “what if” conjecture. You could easily argue that the de facto monopoly of Windows allowed computers to be on every desk which lead to the world today. I’m not sure that’s the case, but the argument stands on no less flimsy ground than yours IMHO.
Run three flavours of Linux at home and love Microsoft. Why does everything have to be in opposition?
One of Microsoft primary missions for much of the past 40 years was to target and extinguish Linux and open source, that is pretty oppositional.
Also Microsofts dominant monopoly position held computer technology back 40 years. The real power of computers is in automation but Microsoft made sure everything function was an isolated GUI button and the world is a less developed place because of it. They violated the public trust.
On the first we can agree. But that certainly isn’t how they behave now.
On the second, I dare say that’s “what if” conjecture. You could easily argue that the de facto monopoly of Windows allowed computers to be on every desk which lead to the world today. I’m not sure that’s the case, but the argument stands on no less flimsy ground than yours IMHO.