I use Microsoft Project for managing projects.

I actually used Microsoft Word to type out a letter with a hand writing font.  

Every new regulation a government entity passes reduces overall economic opportunity for people.If an investor association wants to offer a "Wholesaler Certification" so a potential buyer can check up on someone they're thinking of doing business with - akin to a BBB rating, a Microsoft certiication, or any other industry credential - that's great.

Many big, publicly traded corporations (MicroSoft comes to mind) do not make distributions.  

Microsoft Excel...

To root out rentals a generically being bad, is like saying the stock market is great because Microsoft stock went up.

Anyone investing in Big Box stores at this point in the game are setup for a loss.Now, if Intel, IBM, Apple, Microsoft, etc go bankrupt then sure you have a point.  

Microsoft doesn't give their code away freely to Apple, nor should they just because they both belong to a common community. 

and as a very small shareholder of Microsoft (which I am!)

You can design your own fliers, postcards, business cards etc. on Microsoft Publisher and then have them print off copies for you and pick it up at there store.