Wired News delivered to your inbox or hand-held device. Middle East tension. In my opinion, Microsoft has created better products than its competitors for years. They paid attention to the markets and they created products that the public wants. Nobody says anything about Ford building better automobiles than Chevy, consumers simply buy the product they want.
Computer manufacturers load the software they want.
They pay no money in AIDS research. They pay no money to get the drug to market. They have no liability at all. A large pharmaceutical company must pay researchers, lab assistants, lab operating overhead and comply with strict environmental regulations in disposal of waste and handling of chemicals. They are clearing better than a 100 percent profit on the drugs they sell and they don't reinvest one red cent in research.