[Señor Zorro]

MS is hated just like America is hated around the world, its called jealousy.

There is, no doubt, some jealousy surrounding Microsoft. However, there are a great many people who hate them because they turn out garbage and they use their monopoly status to edge people out in anti-competitive ways.

Personally, I loathe Microsoft's products (with the exception of VS, which is the best IDE on the market) and find some of their methodologies questionable, but I don't really give a flip about Microsoft itself.

[Echo Talon]

However, there are a great many people who hate them because they turn out garbage and they use their monopoly status to edge people out in anti-competitive ways.

then dont buy it. people buy it then complain. then buy it again and again.

[antiRepublicrat]

Personally, I loathe Microsoft's products (with the exception of VS, which is the best IDE on the market)

Visio rocks. But then Microsoft bought it when it was already an excellent application.