The question is, "Is Microsoft that evil?" - thankyou to our reader in Chelmsford, MA (not that Chelmsford in Essex is any better!).

The answer is, sadly, yes, on twenty seven counts!
1. If you use word to edit an html file the resulting file will only work on MS web sites.
2. If you upgrade to XP, and then try to uninstall back to w98, all your files are lost.
3. If you use Office 11, you have to migrate (imprison is more like it) to XP
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27. If you are still running win98, MS will actually send you a free copy of XP just to get you to upgrade from Office 97!

I have just tried to get two PII 192M IBM thinkpads to XP and had to revert back to win98 because of the pain and torture, new licenses, new hardware, new this, new that. Is Microsoft Evil? Judging by the time I have wasted on their products, yes - will someone please show me Linux!
God Help Windows.