[WalterBright]

> caused a lot of long-term damage

Examples?

> evil

My small business has competed against Microsoft since the 80s. While they are tough competitors, I don't see anything they've done as evil.

Check out the book "In Search of Stupidity" by Chapman.

[tomp]

> Examples?

Internet Explorer. .doc format. Viruses.

> evil

They abused their monopoly to sell crap software and destroy competitors. At least, that's what the courts say.

[WalterBright]

> Internet Explorer.

Nobody made you or anyone else use a free browser.

> .doc format.

Geez, it's a file format.

> Viruses.

Microsoft did not unleash any viruses on the world.

> They abused their monopoly to sell crap software and destroy competitors. At least, that's what the courts say.

Yeah, I'm familiar with what the Jackson court said. If you read "In Search of Stupidity", Microsoft's competitors did a fine job of destroying themselves. And Linux and Apple computers were always available for anyone to buy.