> If M$ made a quality product and charged a lot of money for it, I wouldn't 
> have a problem with that.

The MS shareholders would though, because they wouldn't make as much profit. 
It's the same as if Ford suddenly decided all cars were going to be made to 
Rolls-Royce standards - not exactly a smart business move.

> What I have a problem with is the fact that they charge a fortune for very 
> low-quality products, and get away with it.

Last time I checked, a company was free to sell their products for whatever 
price they wanted to.  If they try to sell them too high, nobody will buy 
them, if they try to sell them too low, they won't make any money.  There's 
a point where you make maximum profit - I assume MS are pretty close to that 
point with their products.

> And they get away with it precisely because of the underhanded techniques 
> they use to eliminate all competition.

Never seen any real competition for Windows, Linux is certainly getting a 
lot better, if they could get people to release games for it (like they do 
for xbox/ps3/pc) then they'd be a strong competitor I think.  Not used 
Apples much, but again lack of games prevents me from looking seriously at 
it.

> Apparently, if you make enough money, the law does not apply to you...

No, it just means you can afford to pay the fines without going bankrupt. 
Which in turn means you can take more risks in the first place.

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