Evil Empire
n.
[from Ronald Reagan's famous characterization of the communist Soviet
Union] Formerly {IBM}, now {Microsoft}. Functionally, the company most
hackers love to hate at any given time. Hackers like to see themselves
as romantic rebels against the Evil Empire, and frequently adopt this
role to the point of ascribing rather more power and malice to the
Empire than it actually has. See also {Borg} and search for `Evil
Empire' pages on the Web.