[progn]

> included unethical, anticompetitive and illegal

Oh, like Uber and AirBnb?

[enko]

A little too much snark for my taste but this is fundamentally a good point. The same people who would rail against MS's rule-bending are very likely to be the same ones cheering on regulatory disobedience in startups, and frankly the latter's is often far more unambiguous.

Good food for thought there, thanks.

[e40]

regulatory disobedience in startups is not the same thing as anti-competitive practices.

[judk]

I don't know. Folks who suffered under MS in the 90s have a sour taste for anticompetitive behavior and criticise Uber/AirBnB.

The folks who know BillG as a malaria guy, or who cheered MS back then, are the ones who tolerate the ends by all means.

[icebraining]

I don't see how is Uber unethical or anticompetitive. Refusing to play by the rules created by the taxi lobbies is not anticompetitive.