Quotes & Asides (cont.)
Below are various quotes and asides regarding Microsoft from Microsoft, the press, or industry notables.

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"Microsoft --- and Uncle Bill --- used to be my heroes...But the company has grown arrogant and overbearing, with a cavalier attitude toward its bugs (a verboten word in Redmond) and a take-no-prisoners approach toward its competitors."

Steve Bass, PC World, 1997

"The PC industry--and Microsoft--have done a terrific job of training us to live with shoddy and buggy products, something we do not tolerate in our cars, TVs, or phones."

Jai Singh, Editor of CNet's NEWS.COM, July 1998

"Before this trial started, companies were reluctant to go head to head with Microsoft, and today they continue to be reluctant. Developers who want to compete on a level playing field have gone into other arenas such as palm-size devices, networking, or mobile phone-based technologies. That's one reason the computer business isn't as exciting as it once was: The creative talents have gone elsewhere."
"This case is about abuse of monopolistic power and unfair business practices, not about innovation. It's beside the point unless unfair business practices and anticompetitive behavior are innovative."

John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine, November 1999

"Microsoft's approach was simple: We control the platform, so we control you."

Rob O'Regan, PC Week, February 2000

"...the point is that during the 15 years or so that Microsoft has been developing Windows, it has paid a whole lot of attention to computer manufacturers (its real customers) and software developers (which it needed to sustain its monopoly), and very little attention to making sure Windows is usable for people (who are simply stuck with it because they have no choice)..."

Stuart Alsop, Fortune, December 1999

"Even if the Department of Justice or market forces are successful in eroding Microsoft Corp.'s dominant position in the personal computer software business, venture capitalists say it will be a long time before they begin investing in companies trying to develop products that compete with it head-to-head."

Kimberly Weisul, Interactive Week, May 1998

"Microsoft's biggest and most dangerous contribution to the software industry may be the degree to which it has lowered user expectations."

Esther Shindler, OS/2 Magazine