Linked by Amjith Ramanujam on Sun 10th Aug 2008 16:38 UTC, submitted by Rahul
"Microsoft, makers of most of the computer software in the world, tried to kill it with words, and Intel, maker of most computer chips, tried to kill it with dirty tricks. Of course, they don't admit to being attempted murderers. And when I introduce you to Intel's lovely spokesperson, Agnes Kwan, you'll realise how far their denials go. But the truth is the two mightiest high-tech companies in the world looked on Negroponte's philanthropic scheme and decided it had to die."
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2007-04-13
It's not the employees or working environment that is generally disliked. Nor is it a lot of the software - some of it is very good.
It's the business practices. And if you don't think that then you are lying to yourself. Microsoft has illegally shut down more competition than any other tech company in history and paid fines that can only look small when put next to the profits gained by such business practices.
Edited 2008-08-10 22:44 UTC