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Posted on 15/05/08

The Microsoft effect: An outfit some love to hate

Just because you're arguably the most influential technology company on the planet doesn't mean everyone's going to add you to their friends list. With $50-billion in annual revenue, a stranglehold on the market for PC operating systems and a rapidly expanding product base that includes a game console, mobile operating system and media players, Microsoft Corp. is truly one of a handful of international power brokers in the tech world.

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