Why I hate Microsoft

"A personal, lengthy, but highly articulate outburst"

Table of contents

• Introduction
       A brief introduction, or why this paper needed to be written
• Abstract
       The management summary
• 1. From the people who brought you EDLIN
       Microsoft and innovation
• 2. The not-so-good, the bad and the ugly
       The general quality of Microsoft products
• 3. The power to bind
       Formats and standards
• 4. World domination
       From business to megalomania
• 5. Bad practice, foul play
       Exploring the limits of lawful conduct
• 6. Caveat Emptor
       Think before you buy
• 7. Where are you forced to go today?
       Price gouging and other monopolist practices
• 8. The road ahead
       On diminishing returns and continuing trends
• Appendix A
       A brief overview of Windows' most serious design flaws
• Appendix B
       Links

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