Microsoft's a role model :D
Quote:
WASHINGTON -- Microsoft chief executive officer Steve Ballmer promised Tuesday that his company will accept more responsibility as an industry leader in compliance with its antitrust settlement with the government.
Ballmer said until recently, Microsoft viewed itself as a small company just getting started , despite longtime criticism that its dominance in the software industry was stifling innovation elsewhere.
"Today, we recognize that we are an important industry leader whose decisions have an impact on many other companies as well ," he told an audience at the Brookings Institution. "We have an important leadership role to play, and there are new rules that apply both legally and dictated by industry trends and needs." .......
"When the antitrust lawsuit started, most of our industry did not race to support us. But we listened to our supporters and we listened to our critics," he said. "We're committed to being upfront about what we are doing and who it affects, open in communicating about every aspect of our business and sensitive to the new issues of corporate governance that have become increasingly important to market confidence."
Entire piece here.
ROFL! Yes I for one trust Microsoft all the more to Mr Balmer's comments :)
