#Pushing MicroSoft
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It's amazing me to me that you can think this of any large company. Sure, our
people are trained to go after the competition, but our sales force is no more
or less unethical than the next company's sales force. They all use marketing
hype and hard sales tactics, that's part of sales, as opposed to tech support.
But I've never seen anybody or any course at MS that said "Lie, cheat, steal,
do whatever it takes to win." I have seen people say "Work, work harder, and
then work harder. Do whatever work you have to do to win." So, while I'm sure
we've done things that were misleading or even wrong (people sometimes go to
far and have to be reprimanded or let go), I don't see this happening or being
encouraged to happen more so than any other company (all 3) that I've worked
at.
-R
Disclaimer: I work at MS, and my opinions do not reflect MS policy or actions.
"It's amazing me to me that you can think this of any large company."
Not at all. I've dealt with Microsoft as a vendor to them.
I have never seen a lower corporate ethic in any company – and I have a very
large file to prove it. Were it not for the unwillingness of a co-venturer, the
matter would have been litigated in Federal Court and I suspect that as others
before us have done, we would have secured a judgement against Microsoft.
Jerry
I'm sorry that you had a bad experience with MS. Not taking it to court,
though, was probably the right decision. Court battles are a nightmare whose
outcome often has little relationship to who was right and who was wrong.
-R
"Not taking it to court, though, was probably the right decision."
I disagree. Predatory companies like Microsoft depend on people not exerting
their rights. At some point in time, I suspect, we all do.
Microsoft, however, has honed this to perfection.
Had I been the only entity involved, Microsoft would have been in Federal
Court within a matter of days. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to act alone.
"Court battles are a nightmare whose outcome often has little relationship to
who was right and who was wrong."
The litigation process is long. Most cases (about 97%) are settled. But
litigation is nothing more than just one more business tool. I suspect that if
every company Microsoft burned sued, that their business practices would change
dramatically and rapidly.
Jerry