By that time, though, it was hard to trust Microsoft. They had screwed so many little companies over the years. On the consumer side, Windows was phoning home

By that time, though, it was hard to trust Microsoft. They had screwed so many little companies over the years. On the consumer side, Windows was phoning home all the time. Apple and Google seemed so - nice and innocent, I guess. Of course, they spy on their customers in a way Bill Gates only dreamed of in the 90s, but at least they paid off their competitors instead of just outright stealing their products the way MS did.