Microsoft Hatred FAQ

[axel at white-eagle.invalid.uk]

In comp.lang.perl.misc Steven D'Aprano <steve at removethiscyber.com.au> wrote:
 
>> Heck, I dunno.  Like you, I don't even really care all that much.  
 
> You don't care that innovation in desktop software has been crippled by
> the actions of the monopoly player Microsoft?
 
> In 1988, there were something like ten or a dozen word processors
> available to choose from, and they were competing on price and features

Yes... I think I used a couple around then.

> like crazy. That was then, now there is just MS Office. The most
> innovative things Microsoft has added to Office in the last decade? Clippy

Er... Open Office, Apple Works.

Axel