See Bill Gates letter to Hobbyists in this thread http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O...

		jpadkins on Oct 23, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Why the Microsoft hate? See Bill Gates letter to Hobbyists in this thread http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists Microsoft has always had animosity with the hacker crowd, and vice versa. This has been going on for four decades.