As someone that has been involved in the Microsoft world since the early 90's I have seen a lot and have no problem with Microsoft.
Most companies that have been passed by Microsoft were past because of thier own short sightedness.
IBM didnt lock down MSDOS license. So MS sold it to other vendors that wanted to create IBM compatible PCs.
During the pre Windows 95 era of Windows major software vendors Borland, Lotus, WordPerfect and Harvard Graphics didnt take Windows seriously. They thought that hey the Mac never took control so what makes you think Windows will. Because of this the following happened.
Borland didnt release a Dbase for Windows until after Windows 95 released. They lost the desktop database market to Microsoft Access.
Harvard Graphics didnt work hard to create a good Windows version of thier software and PowerPoint took over.
Lotus and WordPerfect both concentrated on the DOS market and the Windows versions of Lotus 123 and WordPefect were terrible pieces of software compared to Microsoft Excel and Word. 123 and WordPerfect were basically DOS programs in Windows shells.
The market didnt approve of this and people/companies shifted from the market leaders to Microsoft.
IBM created a superior product to Windows with OS2, but they didnt produce software for OS2. The software development tools costs thousands of dollars while Windows software development tools cost hundreds.
Its libraries that sell systems not a single game.
