MikeB on 04 June 2007
I don't hate Microsoft as a company, but I do greatly dislike its history as a company. IMO abusing their industry strength the company (due to its managers) killed a lot of innovative companies and technologies.
Personally I wouldn't credit Microsoft for 'introducing' online gaming to the console market. I already played Modem / Null-modem cable games like Battle Chess, Stunt Car Racer and Gravity Force in the 80s (Amiga). IMO it was obvious this sort of connected gaming experiences would eventually come to consoles by the time the internet matured enough and was more widespread amongst consumers.
