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Originally Posted by Ouisch  Perhaps I'm naive, but why the hate for Bill Gates? To my mind, he was a young man who saw a need and a potential market, and used it to his advantage, just like Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, or even Henry Ford or Thomas Edison. They were all in on the ground floor of an up and coming trend, and made their fortunes as a result. Is that wrong? |
I'm not a paid-up member of the Kill Bill school, but some of their practices have been a bit worrying. They have been locked into a fight with the European Courts over various issues, but mostly about attempts at anti-competitive practices. For instance, the latest row was about Vista, which planned to have security access to certain areas set so that security products like Macafee and Norton wouldn't be able work, if I unserstand it correctly. This might mean that Vista is more secure than previous operating systems, but it does also have the effect of creating a security monopoly for Microsoft, and they have a long history of releasing products with security flaws and I would prefer to keep my security in the hands of specialists. Fortunately, they have agreed to change this to be compatible with the requirements of the courts.