mikedee - 12:54 pm on Jun 27, 2008 (gmt 0)

Arguably, Microsoft, for all the negative press and posts it receives by some, has a long history behind it in which it has demonstrated remarkable even handedness in its business dealings.

Is that why they have been found guilty of abusing their monopoly more times than I can remember and fined more than some small countries GDP? If they had been even-handed then they would not have to go to the DoJ each time they add a new feature to Windows. It is nothing to do with bad press or bloggers, it is Judges and the legal system who criticise them.

How was OOXML 'even handed'? Even MS supporters would agree there was some slightly dirty tricks involved there. How was the whole Netscape saga 'even handed'?

The internet has opened up the market tremendously and now there is real competition, I wonder why Microsoft cannot compete these days?

How would the world would not be a better place if Microsoft has seized control of the entire internet? Most of the current internet would not exist if they had succeeded with MSN and we would all need a license to operate a website.