Definitely what Microsoft participated in has been much shadier. I'm not sure it can be reasonably argued otherwise.
Everything from forcing hardware vendors to bundle their OS to forcing Internet Explorer installs to the infamous Halloween documents to their covert dealings with SCO & everyone else over Linux and patents.
Surprisingly, it still seems pretty hard to get the hardware I want without paying for a Windows OS I:
1.) Won't use, because I'd throw Linux on it.
2.) Don't need, because I already have several valid Windows licenses which are unused.
But yes, certainly some of Apple's walled garden/30% actions are alarming.
Everything from forcing hardware vendors to bundle their OS to forcing Internet Explorer installs to the infamous Halloween documents to their covert dealings with SCO & everyone else over Linux and patents.
Surprisingly, it still seems pretty hard to get the hardware I want without paying for a Windows OS I:
1.) Won't use, because I'd throw Linux on it. 2.) Don't need, because I already have several valid Windows licenses which are unused.
But yes, certainly some of Apple's walled garden/30% actions are alarming.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_antitrust http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_documents