In Pictures: Tech bullies behaving badly

Tech giants have thrown their weight around to get what they want for years. Here's a look at some of the big tech companies that have been caught indulging in boorish behavior.

Silicon Valley Startups: A New Hope

When giant tech companies are conniving and devious everyone in technology looks bad. But they don't start out that way. Here's how most tech companies get their start in Silicon Valley: an entrepreneurial engineer with a great idea and dreams of changing the world scores some venture capital and pursues the American Dream. From these humble beginnings, some companies get too big -- or is it too desperate? -- and become playground bullies. Only the best recover and redeem themselves.

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