There is a big difference between "We stopped being evil at some point" and "we stopped being successful enough to pull off the evil shit that we really, really

There is a big difference between "We stopped being evil at some point" and "we stopped being successful enough to pull off the evil shit that we really, really wanted to do". The DRM[0] that Microsoft were trying to bundle with the Xbox One just scant months ago is the same Microsoft I remember - and they thought that they could pull it off because they were the market leader last console generation. If Microsoft gets any headway with any other of their products, I know exactly what they're going to use it for, whether good-hearted programmers working there support it or not. For me, it's really not a matter of hatred, I've gotten over it. It's just straightforward ROI. I'd need a really compelling reason to consider Microsoft technology, to offset the expected amount of integration pain, license cajoling, oh-but-it-really-only-works-if-you're-using-a-full-MS-stack bait and switchery that I've experienced in the past. There's more than enough fantastic tech out there to keep me busy that doesn't have that baggage attached. Sorry, guys. [0]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_one#Initial_used_games_and_Internet_verification_policies http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_one#Initial_used_games_and...