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> Everyone knows Microsoft does not always play nice. Far from true. As a 40-something, I share the same viewpoint on Microsoft, but I'm talked with many 20-s
by wdr1 11y ago
> Everyone knows Microsoft does not always play nice.
Far from true. As a 40-something, I share the same viewpoint on Microsoft, but I'm talked with many 20-somethings who seemed surprised at my outright rejection of using anything from Microsoft.
- scholia 11y agoFor most of their lives, Microsoft has been operating under the close supervision of the US Justice Dept (in the person of US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly), and she said that the company had been "overwhelmingly cooperative". It's also had the European Commission on its back, trying to extract any fines it could possibly get. So, it's been obliged to play nicely enough to stay within the law, and it's had to pay heavily for any lapses. For what it's worth (probably not much), Microsoft has also been on the list of the World’s Most Ethical Companies for the past five years running. So, how bothered are you personally about any bad things companies may have done 15-20 years before you were born? How bothered do you expect them to be?