Microsoft killed (or at least delayed, so much that they are not yet here) Linux laptops. I am using a Linux laptop (no M$ tax), but it was not easy to find. A

Microsoft killed (or at least delayed, so much that they are not yet here) Linux laptops. I am using a Linux laptop (no M$ tax), but it was not easy to find. And it is not state of the art (HP 635). Microsoft has forced me to continuously deal with my providers for sending me invoices in a non-standard format (.doc). Because they fought, and are fighting open standards for office documents (I am exclusively using open office / libre office, but that is not a 100% working solution) Microsoft is one of the biggest extorters using the patent system to tax us all. I would say that MS is still one of the biggest drags on the world economy: not because their products do not increase productivity (they do!), but because we could be in much better place if they wouldn't have fought open standards. The damage done is not reversible in a generation: I would say that the economic consequences are more lasting than the ones caused by both World Wars, since those proprietary products have a huge lifespan and have full world penetration, in all economic areas. So no, I am not about to forget what they have done (and are doing).