Hate is the wrong word (Score 1)

I don't hate Microsoft as a company. They are no more evil, arrogant or faulty than any other big software/hardware vendor. However what I do hate is the reliability/usability of their consumer software (excluding the XBox). Bugs and bad/overly complex UIs in appliances/devices such as phones are also huge reason that many people I know steer clear of Microsoft's offerings. I'm sure there is a middle-ground between Apple's sometimes naive lock-down of simplicity and Microsoft's penchant for inappropriately consistent UI's and their over complication.