I found an interesting article by Kalen Delaney aka SQL Goddess (as I call) about a topic stating 'why do people bash Microsoft?'

The article was printed in SQL Server Magazine:

Last week, I read a post from one of my colleagues, which shared a coworker’s opinion that SQL Server isn't a "real" database system. That opinion was actually quite mild; I sometimes receive comments stating that not only is SQL Server not worthy of serious considerations for the enterprise, but also that Microsoft is pure evil. In fact, the person I know with the absolute worst opinion of Microsoft is my brother. Despite the fact that he uses Microsoft software for word processing and other daily activities, I have never heard him say a good word about Microsoft. He’s mostly opposed to what he perceives to be Microsoft’s business practices, but he has been unable to prove to me that the companies he does like are any better.

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