Microsoft Hatred FAQ 5129

John Bokma

No, I do not think that MS is the only company that uses shady tactics. Also I didn't use the word 'evil', since I think it is too strong for what even MS does. But the fact is that MS is convicted for abusing its monopoly position.

Differences in rendering are perfectly acceptable on the World Wide Web. That's one point where web graphics differ from graphics in press.

Popularity is not the same as quality.

I still fail to see your point. The original issue was the browser wars. Tim Roberts wondered why Microsoft went through the efforst of dominating the browser market, even if they don't make any money on IE. David Schwartz gave the answer: MS did it to prevent the OS from becoming a commodity, since that would allow users to freely choose their own OS.

You seem to be saying that that is not their intention, since users will always prefer Windows as their OS anyhow. Well I don't think so, but just maybe you're right. But I'm pretty sure MS didn't want to take the chance, and did what it did for the reason David gave.

-- If I have been able to see further, it was only because I stood on the shoulders of giants. -- Isaac Newton

Roel Schroeven