He was very different from Vito. Vito obviously wouldn't hurt his family and do other methods that were unsound that mike did
According to the novel, Vito put his own son Fredo "on the shit list", that is, he didn't talk to him any more, except for a few messages.
What methods are you referring to? Vito killed people or had people killed. In "business affairs" he was as cruel and cold as Michael. The only difference was that he was able to keep a lot of friends.
We tend to say that when it comes to family, Vito was much more the loving man than Michael. But I think, the circumstances under which Vito lived were more favorable. Vito didn't have to deal with women's emancipation (and an arguing wife), he didn't have to deal with a brother who betrayed him, etc.
