Why I Hate Microsoft
- Microsoft's history, (nutshell version) and a general look and what they do, and why you should avoid them.
Appraising Microsoft - Official site of the Appraising Microsoft conferences headed by Ralph Nader and James Love.
Bill Sherwood's Anti-Microsoft Page - Personal accounts of low quality tech support and misleading advertising.
The International Anti-Microsoft Network - Webring of anti-Microsoft, anti-Bill Gates, and anti-Wintel sites.
Microsoft Versus - Analysis and discussion of Microsoft and comparisons of their products against open source alternatives.
MSBC Superlist of Anti-Microsoft Web Sites - Indexes more than 250 anti-Ms links and forums: a comprehensive directory of anti-Microsoft activity around the Internet and around the world.
So Why Hate Microsoft? - Another look at unfair competition by Microsoft. Somewhat dated.
Sotpar's Anti Micro$oft Page - Collected quotes and opinions on topics from browser bundling to boycotting.
The Register: OS Expiration - Expiring OSes? Check the Windows 'best before' dates. (October 2, 2001)
SecurityFocus: Microsoft Cookies jump Domains (September 14, 2000)
Microsoft quietly shadows Web surfers across MSN sites - Days after acknowledging a privacy problem with its browser, Microsoft says its privacy policy does not say how it identifies people who travel across its network of Web sites. [CNet] (September 13, 2000)
MSN Cookie Data Crosses Domains - How Microsoft web sites like HotMail and MSNBC assign unique ID numbers in cookies, and shares that ID with other web tracking sites. (September 3, 2000)
Does Issuing Passports Make Microsoft a Country? - Am I the only one who is terrified about Microsoft Passport? It seems to me like a fairly blatant attempt to build the world's largest, richest consumer database, and then make fabulous profits mining it. (July 26, 2000)
Microsoft's Stock Options As Tax Loopholes - Rob Landley of Motley Fool argues that Microsoft's size and methods allow it tactics to make money without even selling software. (February 17, 2000)
