Matthew Carlson - How do we know that Microsoft isn't doing anything evil with the information custo

another interesting video.  I've been asked the same question from many average to below average users about what microsoft does with the information they gather.  most people thing microsoft has all this information and is just going to do something just huge and damaging some day.  i wish i could get them to watch this vid and maybe clean up some of the misconseptions,.

I think the organization of Microsoft is something I would like to know more about.

Many people view Microsoft as one well organized giant monolith. And that monolith is scary. The fact that people view Microsoft that way should in one way be very flattering - Anyone who's been involved in software development knows the difficulties in organizing people.
But the more I hear from people that actually work at Microsoft the more it sounds like the Silicon valley - just that all the companies are Microsoft. In a way that puts Microsoft on the same planet as the rest of us. Not this large scary machine from outer space that will run you over like a lawnmower.

But, well, I don't work at Microsoft so what do I know. But someone wiser than me said something like...

Fear leads to Anger,
Anger leads to Hate,
Hate leads to Linux. (Just joking =)

Cheers.

/Lars.