Anti-Microsoft HN Bias

This cluster captures discussions about the strong anti-Microsoft sentiment on Hacker News, including criticisms of Microsoft's history of malice and shady practices, defenses against excessive bashing, and debates over bias in reactions to Microsoft actions.

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Sample Comments

testUser69 Feb 3, 2017 View on HN

Shhhhh! It's Microsoft, we're not allowed to have a negative opinion of anything they do on hacker news.

bruceboughton Sep 24, 2014 View on HN

It's strange to see FUD deployed against Microsoft for once!

TiredOfLife Aug 30, 2024 View on HN

Dont let facts stand in the way of Microsoft bashing.

rbanffy Sep 13, 2011 View on HN

Criticizing Microsoft also gives a lot of downvotes with it.

sqeaky Jan 19, 2016 View on HN

This is true, but microsoft has a particular history of malice few other companies can match.

Narishma Jun 24, 2023 View on HN

Microsoft isn't as bad, it's much worse.

1010011010 May 16, 2013 View on HN

Microsoft is a bad actor. No sympathy for them at all

reality_czech Jul 1, 2014 View on HN

People were starting to forget why everyone hates Microsoft. Even on this site, I see a lot of comments about how Microsoft "isn't so bad" anymore. Hopefully this will lay that and similar naive comments to rest.

anoy8888 Jun 7, 2023 View on HN

Microsoft likes to play dirty . It is in their genes

ApacheEcho Feb 2, 2014 View on HN

People discrediting what they don't understand. The anti-microsoft sentiment is getting old. Grow up.