You make it sound like no one would be able to create operating systems if there had been no Microsoft, whereas I think many people here (and the DoJ) would say

You make it sound like no one would be able to create operating systems if there had been no Microsoft, whereas I think many people here (and the DoJ) would say that Bill Gates became a billionaire at least in part by illegally preventing other (better) companies from becoming successful. A wise man once said "Every billionaire is a policy failure"[0], and you have to remember that if you allow Gates to hoard his wealth and spend it on ethically dubious things[1][2] then you also have to allow every other billionaire and millionaire to do the same, many of whom are providing even less value to society. [0] https://www.businessinsider.com/aoc-adviser-dan-riffle-every-billionaire-policy-failure-billionaires-philanthropy-2019-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/aoc-adviser-dan-riffle-every... [1] https://www.grunge.com/400020/the-shady-truth-about-the-bill-gates-foundation/ https://www.grunge.com/400020/the-shady-truth-about-the-bill... [2] https://www.workers.org/2021/07/58034/ https://www.workers.org/2021/07/58034/