I do agree with you on general point. However, I don't think reputations are to be dealt in absolutes. I would like to discuss your points one by one: > Micros

I do agree with you on general point. However, I don't think reputations are to be dealt in absolutes. I would like to discuss your points one by one: > Microsoft * MS Office is still the best office suite as of today, I don't think anyone would argue. * Windows is still the most 'compatible' and 'easy to use' OS today for non-apple hardware. I don't think penguin system users will argue. This is coming from someone who used linux with breaks for 10~ years. It is still _hard_ to get it working as it was years ago. However, for years I heard many developers refusing to consider anything .NET, MSSQL,... related to be picked for tech stacks due microsoft history and current ecosystem. Money definitely lost on their part > Oracle * Same, tech people refusing to get involved with Oracle due their litigious nature. Money definitely lost > Ethereum * I am not the best person to talk about this and this might not be the example. Fork reduced my trust in cryptos in general as my expectations were different. > Google * Gmail is great email service. On top of that free. Same with Google search. However I would argue that Google new products which "lock you in" will not be as popular because of their abandonment of many services > Apple keyboards * This is more personal, but I saw similar experiences from others. Terrible keyboard, terrible replacement keyboard reduced my trust so much that I moved from their ecosystem. This is on top that components were soldered resulting in non modular expensive laptops (can't replace it myself fast/cheap). Money definitely lost on their part Edit: formatting