Does MS really deserve praise for "listening" to consumers ??

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Viltgance said:

Ok so lately everyone has been jumping on the new bandwagon of giving Microsoft praise for listening to the consumer.   But do they really deserve any praise at all?  I can already see the hate coming from a mile away but I personally don't think they do.  In reality, when a company(or a human being) has their back against the wall they will do whatever it takes to get out of the situation.  Whether it be,  kiss ass, lie, cheat, steal, bribe, suck hole, toss money around....pretty much anything goes.

Basically the only viable option for MS to do was to try and repair their broken image and to kiss consumers asses a whole lot and to shower them with gifts and make it look like they care about the little guys.

You be the judge

Are you telling me that you've never upset somebody, perhaps losing their trust or attention, and did whatever you could to gain it back? You would most likely do whatever possible to get into that person's good graces once again. And if you did, would you want that person to say, "You're only doing these things because you want me to like or trust you again." And you'd think, "Yeah, that's why I'm doing it. What else could I do?"

Or would you rather just never be forgiven and whenever you do something stupid people hate you and nothing can change that?