"As someone whose memory of perceived past technological betrayals and injustices is so keen that I still find myself unwilling to have a Microsoft game console in the house..."
I wonder how many war refugees from that era feel the same way. I won an xbox and gave it away to charity because I didn't want it in my house either.
The market has handed Microsoft several monopolies. Many times they've squandered those opportunities, leaving a bunch of pissed off customers in their wake.
I don't really see any evidence that anything has changed recently at Redmond.
I wouldn't go that far, I have Xbox and Windows.
But I always feel a little dirty when I buy anything from Microsoft and if I end up liking it I feel a little guilty for liking it.
I wonder how many war refugees from that era feel the same way. I won an xbox and gave it away to charity because I didn't want it in my house either.