Comment Re:wrong assumption (Score 1) 734
people may never have liked bill gates, but it seemed that microsoft was the toast of the tech world just after windows 95 came out. the company was celebrated for features and usability the average consumer hadn't seen (regardless of who really invented/created them). windows 95 did wonders for home PC sales and - at least in the short term - public perception of microsoft was positive.
go back further, an ibm was once seen as the center of innovation. they still make billions in the tech industry, but the perception is that of being the tech company of a previous generation.
people may not come to "hate" apple or google. governments may not target and prosecute them as severely as microsft has been. but like any other entity the public favors, popularity will inevitably fade.
go back further, an ibm was once seen as the center of innovation. they still make billions in the tech industry, but the perception is that of being the tech company of a previous generation.
people may not come to "hate" apple or google. governments may not target and prosecute them as severely as microsft has been. but like any other entity the public favors, popularity will inevitably fade.
