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Originally Posted by Baltar  I agree with the idea that providing value is the best way to become wealthy, but Bill Gates is not the best example you can use. It's widely known that Microsoft achieved its success through unscrupulous business practices. In the simplest terms, their strategy has always been to try getting away with doing something illegal or bordering on illegal. This allows them to make tons of cash, and if they get caught they just pay off some lawsuits or fines and still have plenty left over. |
I think it still depends on how you look at things, though. You could either see Microsoft as a company who cuts corners or you could see them as a company who tries their hardest to lower cost in order to get their product to as many people as possible. It really comes down to a matter of values. It seems that at least in the past, they valued a more widespread product than a slightly improved one. A lot of people look at businesses and other people with contempt because their values clash. I think that none of them are necessarily better than the other, though.
I guess someone's view of the law could also effect how they look at Microsoft's practices.