I'm basically asking, why does everyone hate Microsoft...

I'm always seeing micrsoft's "s" spelt with a "$" sign. This the significance of this is obvious, so I ask to these people...

Are you aware of how much "$" Bill Gates has personally donated to charity? (Virtually all of his fortune, we're talking BILLIONS).

...Is it not to be expected that any company that has a monopoly is going to be critisized constantly, take for example the bundling of WMP\IE with windows XP, whats wrong with this? Doesn't Apple do EXACTLY the same thing?

If there was a basis for all the slandering it wouldn't really bother me, but there's nothing worse than seeing uninformed people spelling Microsoft as "Micro$oft" for no reason that they can substantiate other than to jump on the bandwagon.

I'd just like a coherant explanation if anyone would be so kind as to give one.

I've heard all about the anti-trust\anti-competetive practicses that are publised in the EU etc, but to be quite honest. I can't see how this means they deserve the flack they get. The main people that are complaining are other companies, NOT the consumer.

The only people who I see who have a genuine bone to pick are the harcore Linux users, and it seems thats where the "$" has filtered from...down to the masses of people who install Linux just to show off and don't actually have a clue how to use it.

/End rant

i love microsoft

It used to be "cool" to hate microsoft because Windows was better then Mac and Linux way back before the Xbox even came out. Stupid little internet wannabes kept that feeling into the 360.

"OH IM GONNE BE 1337 IF IZ HATEZ ON TEH MICROSOFT NOW TOO!!!!!11111!!"

Thats why.

Beats me. Fact is, Nintendo and Sony have both equally done many stupid things when it comes to their respective markets, yet most (not all, mind you) fail to recognize that corporations exist to make money, and will do whatever they can to have profitability.

Yet despite this, the majority of issues with MS, from what I've seen, are rather idiotic, and created by companies that are fusterated that they can't get on their own money train because they were too stupid to innovate like Microsoft has.

And for those whining that MS does crazy stuff to ensure competitors can't do well: uhhh...What company doesn't? That's the competitive nature of business. The best products usually win. Look at how big OpenOffice.org has become over the past few years with their suite of office products....Pretty good, no?

And I'd love to see Bill Gates vs. Nintendo & Sony when it comes to charitable giving.

You write this after having "PS3...The console for losers...(of lots of exclusives)" as your sign ?:S

Well I don't hate MS. I don't know MS to hate them. It's competition. You can ask the same question to MS fans on why they hate Sony or Apple or any other competitor they have.

I may not like their strategy sometimes but that's another story. Let me give you an example below:

The British Premier League is home to some great football/soccer teams. The top 3 i would say are Manchester United, Liverpool and Arsenal. Chelsea are hated/ disrespected as a football team for one reason. If it wasn't for their wealth, they wouldn't be as great as they are or in the position they are today. MS are seen in the same way by many, where they use their wealth to muscle their way through business, as true or false as it maybe.

hope my reply helps dude.

Your sig makes me want to hate whatever you like and see it's utter decimation so that you never again feel any kind of happiness......that count as a reason to dislike MS?

^^ lol ^^

Because somewhere in their heads they believe that SONY will follow the steps of Sega had 8 years ago...

*to be honest this will never come*

SONY >>> SEGA

There are many good reasons to dislike MS.