Originally Posted by ArgonNJ

Payoffs, dirty tricks, and deceptive business practices are just some of the ways MS has emerged as the number 1 OS maker. That and some bad business decisions made by Apple before the return of Jobs. Just because your #1 doesn't mean you make the best product. One has only to drive a GM car to realize that. Fortunately things are changing. The glory days at MS are coming to an end. They just put out the worst OS since Win Me, the EU is regulating the hell out of them, the Zune was a flop, Google is nipping at their feet, Firefox has been eating IEs numbers for 3 years now and Linux and Mac desktop installations are on the rise.