I am one of the four that do not hate MS products. I bet that 90% (or more) of the usual readers of these forums (fora) use Windows XP. And only, eventually, use other OS (mainly Linux). So, if such a lot of people use Windows XP, must be for some good reason.
this is why i don't find it funny you see, its not like it was MS code that caused it to happen. Were as it seams cool to buy an iPod and bash MS. I can't stand that fassion, tech should be purely about function, technical merrits, not wearing it round your neck. The point is, this is a re-post of something, and maybe because of my overally technical oriented mind i don't find this funny.
The only reason Microsoft is #1 is because it, through aggresive and illegal activities, prevented any competitors succeeding them. This is well documented, and this MS vs Linux stuff is nonsense, Microsoft own all sides of the coin - patented, patent pending, all the marbles. Hell, their main rival - Apple, is over 50% owned by them. Just give up trying to argue which is the best, they're all the same.