Why is Microsoft Making its Own Life Difficult?

sebFlyte asks: "Asking Slashdot readers what they think of Microsoft's methodology and ethos might seem like a silly thing to do, but a ZD-Net article raises some interesting points. The main one is that: 'Microsoft's behaviour is technically, morally and practically indefensible. It could publish its CIFS specification tomorrow if it so chose, an act that would correspond closely to the spirit and letter of the European decision. The company would then be free to compete through the simple process of making better products, something it claims to favour, while also encouraging precisely the sort of interoperability it says is missing.' The question I'm curious to canvas opinion on is why Microsoft is taking an attitude that is believed by so many to be damaging to their market position."

Comments

Why is Microsoft Making its Own Life Difficult?

[christopherfinke]

I'm going to go with incompetence.

Re:Corporate Culture

[Anonymous Coward]

No one is saying that making money is immoral. But lying, cheating, and (virtually) stealing are. Indeed, MS has been /convicted/ of monopolistic behavior.

Re:It IS about Marketing.

[SpaceLifeForm]

You left out the group they market to: stupid people.

MS is the way they are because most of their customers are too stupid to know any better.