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Originally posted by SomeCreep
Wrong illegally? Nothing.
Bill Gates has no business ethics or morals. He steals ideas that are working for smaller companies and then uses the size and power of his company to take over and push all other companies out of the market.
Classic example, IE Vs. Netscape.
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I believe what actually happened was that Microsoft signed a contract with the people who developed Mosaic which said that they'd receive revenue from each sale of Internet Explorer. (Do Help--> About Internet Explorer and you'll see) As we all know, Microsoft gave IE away for free.
From a business perspective, first I wouldn't blame Bill Gates directly. He successfully implemented some awesome ideas and hit the bank. If any of us were in his shoes we would want the best people working for our company too. Second, I don't see Microsoft as immortal by any stretch. I started using Mosaic. I used Netscape when IE was shit. Then IE got better than Netscape. And now I use Firefox and wouldn't dream of going back to IE. If Microsoft can give me a better product, I'll use it. If not, fuck them. And yes, I think you can learn a lot from M$.