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#1 timma25
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Between the xbox360  and Windows Vista and any other relative things microsoft have done, do you see Microsoft as favourable technology company, a monopoly monster or somewere in between?

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#2 OXIIIIXO
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Between the xbox360  and Windows Vista and any other relative things microsoft have done, do you see Microsoft as favourable technology company, a monopoly monster or somewere in between?

timma25

More of the later.

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#3 thefireflower99
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I hate the Xbox

for reasons I only know

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#4 BigDizz
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When I think of MS

I think American

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#5 OXIIIIXO
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When I think of MS

I think American

BigDizz

Same here, I like my products from China or Mexico.

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#6 Rollingstones7
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MS is like the White Power Ranger: Tries to be kick-ass, but in the end, he's still a Power Ranger...
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#7 xbox360isgr8t
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halo, some hate it, some love it. when people say halo is overated and make a big deal bout it. u know the game is good/popular. i sometimes get frustrated with MS atleast xbox/360 related. but overall i love the 360. im going to be pissed if they do actualy produce the zephyr. shocked no since sony has done it plenty of times (slimps2). does the 360 need a bigger HDD. some say yes but i still have 13.2 gigs left and i have had my 360 since dec. 2005. i stream my music from zune software even though i dont have a zune or ipod. i dont buy lots of arcade games. and i just refresh and delete old content that i dont use at all anymore. the new smaller chips are going to be in the 360 (65 mm) no matter what package it is so thats not really my problem. its just the idea of the 120 gig hdd, new chip, maybe hdmi or even hd dvd built in and the black version of the console idea itself that makes me angery.
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I like Microsoft Word
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#9 lowe0
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Between the xbox360  and Windows Vista and any other relative things microsoft have done, do you see Microsoft as favourable technology company, a monopoly monster or somewere in between?

timma25
As a developer, I love the stuff they're doing (ASP.Net is hands down my favorite web platform, though I want to try Rails). As an end user, I'm less impressed with Vista, but I'll use it for a while. As a gamer, they're getting everything right with the 360, except for HDMI.
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#10 BigDizz
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[QUOTE="BigDizz"]

When I think of MS

I think American

OXIIIIXO

Same here, I like my products from China or Mexico.

I didnt mean that as an insult at all...
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#11 StephenKing_1
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[QUOTE="BigDizz"]

When I think of MS

I think American

OXIIIIXO

Why?

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#12 immortality20
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No MS haters will claim that Sony is a monolopy monster of the video game industry, because that will back them look bad. MS is doing business, and everything else besides the 360 has no discussion here because  it is not in the console wars.

As for myself, I have no opinion on their status, I just enjoy their games.

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#13 grapefruit21
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i think of computers and money
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#14 Kekira
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A monopoly monster without a doubt. I do like Windows because ofi t's ease of use though, I'm even using one right now but if it weren't for Mac then M$ would own the pc market almost completely. In the gaming world, they are threatening to monopolize something that should be fought for forever. After all, it's no fun if you've got no competition.
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#15 ishxan
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A company that treats its customers and employees pretty good, but anyone who gets in their way is a dead **********!

Yeah, they are quite evil when it comes to competition, though they did a great job with the X360. I love the console not the company. Just remember, everything Microsoft does is meant to earn them more money, if it's good things they are doing then everyone benefits. So far, with the X360 they have done good things for the most part; they really wanna make the X360 the leader and it shows, so they persist in Japan, and they try to make their 1st party game very appealing and innovative and the best part is that they are trying honestly, not like Sony which give a load of BS and under delivers.

So far most of the developers that work with Microsoft have a lot of positive things to say about them, like how MS really wants their games to be good and strive for that, wheras Sony just cares about the money, because they know their brandname will sell on its own just fine. Microsoft on the other hand still has to gain the brand popularity like PS3, and the only way they can do that is by making sure the BEST games come on their system, so then the word will spread and their brand will establish itself alongside Sony.
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#16 OXIIIIXO
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No MS haters will claim that Sony is a monolopy monster of the video game industry, because that will back them look bad. MS is doing business, and everything else besides the 360 has no discussion here because  it is not in the console wars.

As for myself, I have no opinion on their status, I just enjoy their games.

immortality20

You must be from another planet. As long as something is related to a company, it can be used againest them, even if it's a long dead relative or a distant cousin or even their dog, it can be used here in SW.

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#17 immortality20
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[QUOTE="immortality20"]

No MS haters will claim that Sony is a monolopy monster of the video game industry, because that will back them look bad. MS is doing business, and everything else besides the 360 has no discussion here because  it is not in the console wars.

As for myself, I have no opinion on their status, I just enjoy their games.

OXIIIIXO

You must be from another planet. As long as something is related to a company, it can be used againest them, even if it's a long dead relative or a distant cousin or even their dog, it can be used here in SW.

To me, thats like saying gamerankings can be used to back up bad scores, because its the same game. But whatever works for you guys.

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#18 BigDizz
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[QUOTE="OXIIIIXO"][QUOTE="BigDizz"]

When I think of MS

I think American

StephenKing_1

Why?

Because it's an american company... and (argueably) caters to americans tastes of video games the most

IE: Shooters, blood and gore

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#19 WeeWeeJumbo
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Ruthless; relentless; insidiously clever; lawfully evil.  A peerless ally and a heartless enemy.
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#20 OXIIIIXO
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[QUOTE="OXIIIIXO"][QUOTE="immortality20"]

No MS haters will claim that Sony is a monolopy monster of the video game industry, because that will back them look bad. MS is doing business, and everything else besides the 360 has no discussion here because  it is not in the console wars.

As for myself, I have no opinion on their status, I just enjoy their games.

immortality20

You must be from another planet. As long as something is related to a company, it can be used againest them, even if it's a long dead relative or a distant cousin or even their dog, it can be used here in SW.

To me, thats like saying gamerankings can be used to back up bad scores, because its the same game. But whatever works for you guys.

What do you mean by "you guys"?

Why shouldn't gamerankings used to back up scores, after all they take the scores from many sites and average it out, which I think is much better than just listening to what one guy has to say.

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#21 Ibacai
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MS is a large corporation that does what it can to make more money. Just like all big companies.
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#22 StephenKing_1
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MS is a large corporation that does what it can to make more money. Just like all big companies.Ibacai

Because small company's don't care about making money, right? haha

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I HATE MACS!!!11!1! BAD GRafcX!1!
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#24 ChimTheGrim21
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[QUOTE="BigDizz"]

When I think of MS

I think American

OXIIIIXO

Same here, I like my products from China or Mexico.

haha.. well. 360 is made in China Im pretty sure. The zune might be aswell.
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#25 quocthai
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why call microsoft an evil ruthless company, they didn't do anything to you guys and they're just like every single company out there, they want to make money
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#26 Trashface
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Microsoft is a covert monopoly monster. This is a compliment. Gates and crew know what they're doing. They're corporate masterminds that really cannot fail (verdict is still out on Zune). I haven't tested Vista out. I want to wait and see if some of these nasty anti-piracy and hardware license rumors are true. I tend to think people who hate MS fall into one or more of the following 3 catergories: 1. They're elitist and have to hate what is popular and mainstream to feel better than everyone else. 2. They dislike Gates for legally buying the Windows design, which he did no wrong in doing. As I said, they are masterminds of business. 3. They are Sony fanboys who hate MS because the 360 is dominating the console world.
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#27 jrhawk42
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I view microsoft as the government (this works for just about any country)

Everybody complains about how crappy their services are but most people's lives would completely fall apart with out them.

They regulate some things more than they should, and don't regulate other stuff enough.

The best & brightest work for them, but a fair share of idiots have way to much control/responsibility.

They make/spend more money than I can ever imagine

They are tied down by so much bureaucracy I'm surprised they get anything done on a large scale.

I think they're monitoring this post.
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#28 Mass_Effect
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[QUOTE="Ibacai"]MS is a large corporation that does what it can to make more money. Just like all big companies.StephenKing_1

Because small company's don't care about making money, right? haha

Apparently most people on system wars think Sony and Nintendo aren't mainly after money, whilst Microsoft are some evil company after everyones money. Every company wants money, if they didn't they would just be a non-profit organisation 

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#29 Ibacai
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[QUOTE="Ibacai"]MS is a large corporation that does what it can to make more money. Just like all big companies.StephenKing_1

Because small company's don't care about making money, right? haha

No, of course not but they usually don't have the financial backing to crush all opposition (Buy outs, mergers, land grabs, etc.) And I count Sony and Nintendo as big companies as well. Seems people think I'm bashing MS here...When I'm not really bashing anyone.
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#30 SgtWhiskeyjack
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I really like MS. They bought us the Xbox and 360, both of which I love and consider the best consoles I ever owned. XBL is pure genius and pioneered a whole new level for console gaming.

I hope to get a kick ass Vista laptop in July, so I'm MS all the way.

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#31 bluebrad1974
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I like what MS is doing for gaming. Their direction seems to be a more mature approach. I don't think MS is trying to monopolize gaming, they just wan't to get a slice of the multi-billion dollar market that is gaming. And it's fitting considering their relation to the PC market.
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#32 Hewkii
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No MS haters will claim that Sony is a monolopy monster of the video game industry, because that will back them look bad. MS is doing business, and everything else besides the 360 has no discussion here because  it is not in the console wars.

As for myself, I have no opinion on their status, I just enjoy their games.

immortality20
Sony had at most a 60% share of the market. not a monopoly.
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#33 akif22
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i like how they've shaken up the industry without M$ a lot of last gen's great console games might have just been PC exclusives .. like halo
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#34 timma25
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Isn't microsoft paying tons to keep xbox games exclusive now though?
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#35 imprezawrx500
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Between the xbox360  and Windows Vista and any other relative things microsoft have done, do you see Microsoft as favourable technology company, a monopoly monster or somewere in between?

timma25
all m$ care about it how many $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ it can get from the customer
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#36 machitocaliente
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bad view. consoles in general ruin / dumb down / destroy gaming. the wii its going 2 change that. but first, ports, ugly games, really ugly ports and more ports, its going to be a painfull  jurney but sudenly BAM!  amazing wii shooter with really good grapxz ( black x 20)  and superb aiming...   is going 2 change gaming forever