Someone at Reddit posted this wonderful list of innovative Microsoft products. When most people make positive comments about the software giant, they generally say things like “sure they are a monopoly but think of all the great technology they have created.” While I have a great deal of respect for the company that Microsoft is, it is important to realize that, much like Dell, they almost NEVER creates innovative new technology. In the last 5 years (post dot.com bust) computer start-ups and open source advocates have done more to advance cutting-edge information technology than Microsoft has done during the entire course of their existence. This doesn’t make Microsoft a good company; it doesn’t make them a bad company. It is just a fact of history.
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I like to think of them as the Borg. They like to assimilate anything of value and then of course they turn it to evil. Plus I always feel dirty when I end up buying a new microsoft anything. Must be those Apple roots trying to resurface……