Microsoft
Articles and information about Microsoft and its battle against the Justice Department.

$1 Million a Day
An excellent critique of the DOJ's persecution of Microsoft from From About.com Stocks Guide Mike Griffis. See also the follow-ups
Friend of the Devil and Friend of the Devil Revisited.

D-Day for Microsoft
Business Software Guide Steve Bindin reviews the Microsoft case in the wake of the judge's ruling that Microsoft is a monopoly.

Judge to Microsoft: Break It Up!
US Government Info/Resources Guide Bob Longley has an excellent recap of the ruling ordering Microsoft's breakup.

King Kong vs. Govzilla
Your Guide slams anti-trust legislation and the attack on Microsoft in particular in this editiorial article.

The Microsoft Decision: Implications for Investors
Would the break-up of Microsoft hurt investors? Your Guide examines the issue.

Microsoft Discussion Forum
Join our discussion thread on the Microsoft case for some lively and entertaining discourse.

Microsoft Eh?
Your Guide looks at the suggestion in a technology stock newsletter that Microsoft uproot itself and move to a more favorable environment - Canada!

Anti-Trust Laws are Anti-American
This op-ed article from the Ayn Rand Institute by Robert Getman argues that the government should drop its anti-Microsoft suit.

Anti-Trust Returns With a Vengeance
A superb longer treatment of the whole anti-trust issue from The Intellectual Activist. Attacks the notion of "perfect competition" which is the basis for anti-trust legislation.

The Case for Microsoft
Economist David Henderson defends Microsoft in this article from The Red Herring magazine.

Committee for the Moral Defense of Capitalism
This site presents a principled defense of Microsoft. Includes a petition (linked below).

Creative Insecurity
Reason magazine's Virginia Postrel shows how Microsoft became successful by vigorous competition whereas Apple Computer blew it by acting like a monopolist.

The Department of Justice's Unjustifiable Inquisition of Microsoft
A superb examination of Microsoft's position in the marketplace from the Heritage Foundation's Adam Thierer. He argues that there is absolutely no evidence that Microsoft is a monopoly and that it, in fact, only has about 4% of the total software market, running behind IBM. Lots of charts and graphs in this well documented article.

Hands Off Microsoft!
Jack Keller Jr. has his own campaign to support Microsoft with this excellent article. Download and display the "Hands Off Microsoft!" graphic.

Hatred of the Good
Professor Edwin A. Locke of the Ayn Rand Institute explains the attack on Microsoft as motivated by envy.

Microsoft Press Pass
Microsoft's media page at their website. Contains the latest press releases and archives of previous ones, as well as links to articles of interest.

Opening Pandora's Box
An Open Letter About the Politicization of the PC Industry by Dan Fylstra, co-founder of BYTE magazine..

Petition to Stop the Persecution of Microsoft
Please sign the petition in defense of Bill Gates and Microsoft. The petition linked is for non-U.S. citizens. U.S. citizens
sign here.

U.S. Vs. Microsoft: We're Defending Our Right to Innovate
Bill gates' op-ed piece in the May 20th Wall Street Journal.

What Others are Saying...
A collection of media clippings supporting Microsoft, many with links to the full article on the Web.