hutcheson - 6:09 pm on Oct 15, 2008 (gmt 0)

>In the early 80s, Microsoft was the only software company that marketed two operating systems for PCs: Xenix (high end) and DOS (low end).

Nobody's arguing about their marketing teams. They sell food predigested, as if it makes it better.

Technically, it's a different story. In the early 80s, Microsoft still hadn't written ONE operating system. (There are people who'd say they still haven't.)

And I think that's the great divide. Marketers respect Microsoft as the ultimate hero. Techies despise them as incompetent thieves.