| Conner52 said: I don't get why people keep ragging on MS for apparently abusing their OS monopoly. It's not like they force you to use their software. If you don't like IE then do download FF. It's just the normal user doesn't care enough to switch. Also WinXP is almost 10 years old, it's outdated, of course it's not going to be as fast as something that's not even a year old. This article was interesting...just a little stupid. |
Because they do abuse their virtual monopoly? Because they do everything possible to make sure you have little choice to either buy their SW or use software based on their standards that ensures they remain super dominant and can make genuine competition very, very hard?
Ah, that would be it. I'd say the article is anything but stupid. The whole OpenGL vs DirectX is one of the main examples of MS using all their existing influence and position to force out an existing open standard and replace it with their own purely for their benefit. Like many instances of this it was transparent to the consumer as they aren't even aware what's going on.
As I said, the businessman in me doesn't call foul, but the liberal side of me does because there was no need for a whole change of perfectly fine standards - the fact that post change DirectX is very good isn't the issue, the fact an open standard is better for the consumer (and competition) and MS cunningly near enough killed it for their own benefit and re-enforcement of their virtual monopoly is.
Try to be reasonable... its easier than you think...
