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How bad is Microsoft?
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1. Monopolistic business practices to crush competition (Netscape, Java, web browsers, etc.).
2. Illegal bundling of Internet Explorer with Windows to eliminate browser rivals.
3. Keeping useful Windows APIs secret from third-party developers to disadvantage competitors.
4. Embracing proprietary software and vendor lock-in tactics to prevent users from switching.
5. "Embrace, Extend, Extinguish" strategy against open source software.
6. Privacy violations through excessive data collection, user tracking, and sharing data with third parties.
7. Complicity in enabling government surveillance and spying on user data (PRISM scandal).
8. Deliberately making hardware/software incompatible with open source alternatives.
9. Anti-competitive acquisitions to eliminate rivals or control key technologies (GitHub, LinkedIn, etc.).
10. Unethical contracts providing military technology like HoloLens for warfare applications.
11. Failing to address workplace issues like sexual harassment at acquired companies.
12. Forced automatic Windows updates that override user control and cause system issues.
13. Maintaining monopolistic dominance in productivity software and operating systems.
14. Vague and toothless AI ethics principles while pursuing lucrative military AI contracts.
15. Continued excessive privacy violations and treating users as products with Windows.
16. Restrictive proprietary licensing that stifles open source adoption.
This isn't even anywhere near everything.