I'm a huge Microsoft fan. But I get the feeling sometimes that they seriously just want to buy every single video game company until there is no more competition.
Sorry. I guess I'm over reaching. It's really not like Microsoft to want to bother with a monopoly.
"The year 1998 was significant in Microsoft's history, with Bill Gates appointing Steve Ballmer as president of Microsoft but remaining as Chair and CEO himself.[15] The company released Windows 98, an update to Windows 95 that incorporated a number of Internet-focused features and support for new types of devices.[15] On April 3, 2000, a judgment was handed down in the case of United States v. Microsoft,[13] calling the company an "abusive monopoly"[43] and forcing the company to split into two separate units. Part of this ruling was later overturned by a federal appeals court, and eventually settled with the U.S. Department of Justice in 2001."
Well I mean its not like they've wanted to do it recently.
"Since the 1980s, Microsoft has been the focus of much controversy in the computer industry.[102] The majority of criticism has been for its business tactics, often described with the motto "embrace, extend and extinguish." Microsoft initially embraces a competing standard or product, then extends it to produce their own version which is then incompatible with the standard, which in time extinguishes competition that does not or cannot use Microsoft's new version.[103] These and other tactics have resulted in lawsuits brought by companies and governments, and billions of dollars in rulings against Microsoft.[104][13][46] In January 2009, Opera Software ASA filed a complaint to the European Commission stating that Microsoft's inclusion of Internet Explorer with Windows-based personal computers is a violation of European competition laws.[105]"
Well, hmm.
Madden '11 Timed exclusive anyone?
