I guess I don't understand how they treated him poorly. He was using unlicensed software and got caught.

>"Humiliated by the experience, Ball told his IT department he wanted Microsoft products out of his business within six months. "I said, 'I don't care if we have to buy 10,000 abacuses,'" recalled Ball, who recently addressed the LinuxWorld trade show. "We won't do business with someone who treats us poorly."
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>http://news.com.com/2008-1082_3-5065859.html?tag=lh (from UT's main page)