Just because no one else has mentioned it, MS also deliberately broke the Novell Client software used to log Windows PC's into a Novell Network back in the late 90's and early 2000's. A number of organizations were so worn down by it that they transitioned to using Windows for F&P and AD well before it was remotely comparable to Novell as a network OS. Just one undocumented "feature" after another would break the connectivity at critical moments.
Kind of Karma catching up if this is true - and I have little doubt that not only would Google do this if it could, but Google is already doing so because it can. And because the donate large sums to an appropriate array of politicians they are essentially immune from prosecution as long as they keep a figleaf of "plausible deniability".
Biting the hand that feeds IT
