[link|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/23777.html|Here, in a nutshell] is all you need to know about Microsoft, and why you'd never want anything more to do with it.
Factual. Succinct. Accurate (it certainly matches my experiences). And cut with a snideness that only a proper Brit can muster.
I do so envy their approach to trash-talking!