Brin singled out Microsoft stating "I'm very disappointed for them in particular," he said. "As I understand, they have effectively no market share – so they essentially spoke against freedom of speech and human rights simply in order to contradict Google." The comments were a reaction to Microsoft chairman and co-founder Bill Gates' comments in January. "You've got to decide: do you want to obey the laws of the countries you're in or not?" Gates told ABC's Good Morning America earlier this year.