"I have decided I am going to live long enough to see microsoft either go kaput or be swallowed up by another company. Their behaviour over the last 5-10 years gives me hope it will be sooner rather than later..."
I strongly suggest you try to survive a bit longer than those 5-10 years, it is much more fun if you can come back to that grave to dance on it every year for a couple of years.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
