Counterpoint: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1221994 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1221994 Also, I'm thinking some of this Microsoftian 'us against

Counterpoint: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1221994 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1221994 Also, I'm thinking some of this Microsoftian 'us against the world' mentality could be from ex-Microsoft employees which have moved to Google and Apple as managers. From the outside, it seems like the combative teams, at least at Google, are either based in Seattle, or had ex-Microsoft employees in them (Android). (Disclaimer: complete speculation/hypothesis.)