In party conversation parlance, I think the sentiment was common. Microsoft was actually subject to a monopoly decree, they invested in Apple to prop up a compe

In party conversation parlance, I think the sentiment was common. Microsoft was actually subject to a monopoly decree, they invested in Apple to prop up a competitor, they were eating the lunch of workstations, and we were years away from the "Year of the Linux Desktop". Probably many HNers were part of the other side -- running the workstations, installing Linux, excited about Netscape, but Microsoft felt like a Goliath. That they were eventually humbled, now we live with many Goliaths.