Axis of Avoidance

The world of politics has an "Axis of Evil." While no computer company is evil in the George Bush sense of the word, there are companies that are consistently bad news. Let me suggest an IT Axis of Avoidance:

• Microsoft
• Dell
• Symantec
• Sony
• America OnLine
• D-Link

The less you have to deal with these companies, the better off you will be.