Amongst the people I knew (young people with no money), MSFT was seen as a sure thing from about 1990 until 2000. I dissuaded them by explaining that Linux was

Amongst the people I knew (young people with no money), MSFT was seen as a sure thing from about 1990 until 2000. I dissuaded them by explaining that Linux was just around the corner to mess up that sure thing... It's a wonder I was even able to tie my shoes.