April 28, 2002
MarkBernstein.org
 

Winer Loses Temper

Dave Winer has often been sympathetic to Microsoft, but Bill Gates' testimony and the ensuing corporate spin was the last straw.

"Oh geez, what could be worse than users running software that doesn't come from Microsoft. All hell would break loose. Can't have any of that. Wow. Some day these guys are going to want to talk to developers again. I can't imagine how they'll explain this to us. Oh we didn't mean your software. Unmitigated arrogance. Incorrigible monopolist.