I am reading this on a laptop made by Lenovo (upgraded with a 7200 rpm hard drive from Hitachi I bought on Newegg). I am using a browser made by Google (Chrome). I use software made by at least 20 different companies. I don't buy much music online for my Zune and my Cowon, but have bought from at least 3 music vendors, none of them Microsoft. You are reading on a iMac, powerbook, or iphone that was manufactured by Apple. Your upgrades were produced and sold to you buy apple, as was your software. Your Apple IPod purchases songs only from iTunes. You're operating system (Leopard) was made and sold by Apple, and all your other software is made by or licensed by Apple.
So, Apple is the good guy and Bill Gates (who powered the roaring economy of the 80's and 90's) is the devil? I suppose Obama deserved the Noble prize? Only in America.
Has Apple Finally Become a Monopoly Like Microsoft?