Bad Software is Everywhere Because we Tolerate it.

... and we shouldn't

We tolerate it because the licence terms leave us powerless to resist it. Microsoft isn't the only culprit, but its monopoly position makes the situation dangerous for all of us.

Most software licences include exclusions of users' claims for loss or damage. They make it possible for the lawyers of "Big IT" (I draw a parallel with "Big Pharma") to laugh at suffering users and competitors. The licence terms should be declared unenforceable, and purchasers should refuse to accept them.

Only halting the revenue stream of Big IT will cavalier and reckless treatment of customers become a thing of the past.