Is Microsoft itself (the company) evil? No.
Is it (meaning the people who run it) guilty of most, if not all, of the things it's been accused of? Yes.
It is a company that's owners and operators have been using monopolistic and unethical behavior to get ahead from the beginning. They lied, cheated, and stole to get to the top. You can't say they got to where they are today by being the better product. They are guilty of all of these things (and more), and yet it is just accepted as business as usual.
Smart? Yes. Good business? Not exactly. Immoral? You betcha. Greedy, power hungry? Oh yeah.
Is cheating being competitive? I don't think so.
Apple (and Jobs) have done some stupid things. Jobs definitely has his issues. But he's still a visionary (if not a perfectionist). Apple may not be as altruistic as it started out trying to be, but at least they seem to care more about innovation (even if it is out of necessity) than trying to gain marketshare (and get rid of the competition) by any means necessary.
Apple is definitely the lesser of 2 evils.
Is it (meaning the people who run it) guilty of most, if not all, of the things it's been accused of? Yes.
It is a company that's owners and operators have been using monopolistic and unethical behavior to get ahead from the beginning. They lied, cheated, and stole to get to the top. You can't say they got to where they are today by being the better product. They are guilty of all of these things (and more), and yet it is just accepted as business as usual.
Smart? Yes. Good business? Not exactly. Immoral? You betcha. Greedy, power hungry? Oh yeah.
Is cheating being competitive? I don't think so.
Apple (and Jobs) have done some stupid things. Jobs definitely has his issues. But he's still a visionary (if not a perfectionist). Apple may not be as altruistic as it started out trying to be, but at least they seem to care more about innovation (even if it is out of necessity) than trying to gain marketshare (and get rid of the competition) by any means necessary.
Apple is definitely the lesser of 2 evils.