walkman - 4:44 am on Jan 13, 2005 (gmt 0)

"Microsoft doesn't innovate, they just steal other people's ideas and turn them into mediocre products."

well...that's how they started. It worked then and it still does now. They steal and bully you and by the time you sue them, you're already bankrupt. Decades later the company that bought you for pennies on th edollar is lucky to get it's lawyer fees. They let you start something, take the risk and then they take over if it works. In a sense it's cheaper than taking chances...