There's been a leadership vaccuum in the Mac world for many years. Microsoft was part of the problem, throwing all their specs and software at Windows, and delegating the Mac to ports of their Windows products. They have had their own share of Macintosh calamaties, most notably the fat buggy incomplete Word 6.0 shipped in late 1994. Bill Gates is not loved in this world. Apple people say that Bill is dishonest.
Gates always tells the truth.
You just have to understand the language of the software world. Apple has never had a leader that spoke the language, and they still don't. The fanatics in the Mac community buy into Apple's paranoia. I've never believed that Gates is dishonest. Other people do though.