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Feature Articles
- There's Slick, and then there's
SLICK!, by Tom Nadeau. Microsoft
inveigles itself into the computer telephony market with
the aid of an industry trade magazine. [10 May
1999]
- A Consumer Boycott of
Microsoft, by Mitch Stone. Text of
address to the "Appraising Microsoft II -- Which
Remedies?" conference held on 30 April 1999 in Washington
DC and sponsored by Ralph Nader and Essential
Information. [3 May 1999]
- Microsoft Plots to Raise PC
Prices, by Tom Nadeau. How much does
the Windows monopoly cost consumers? [20 April
1999]
- U.S. v. Microsoft: Choosing
The Right Remedy, by Eric Bennett. If
the Government wins its antitrust suit, what penalties
might the courts impose, and will they be effective in
preventing further abuses? [5 March
1999]
- The Redmond
Teaparty by Nick Sayer. If you bought
a computer with Windows preinstalled on it, and don't use
or want Microsoft's OS, the enduser license agreement may
provide you with an opportunity to obtain a refund.
[30 January 1999]
- Is Microsoft Trampling on First
Amendment Rights? by Wendy Goldman
Rohm. Microsoft certainly hasn't shown much appreciation
for their critics in the past, but now is engaging is
some highly questionable tactics to keep them quiet.
[13 December 1998]
- The Invasion of the Software
Snatchers, by Jim Seymour. The leaked
material in the now-infamous "Halloween Memos" suggests
how Microsoft might go about addressing the "open source"
software threat. [22 November 1998]
- How Microsoft Prevents
Innovation, by Tom Nadeau. A
demonstration of why Microsoft is more invested in
preventing innovation then in producing it. [14
November 1998]
- Microsoft Goes to
College, by Nathan Newman. Several
states may be accusing Microsoft of antitrust law
violations, but that hasn't prevented their public
universities from making big-money deals with the
company, and forcing Microsoft software on their
students. [3 November 1998]
- How Microsoft has Harmed the
Consumer, by Dan Peterson.
Microsoft's behavior in the marketplace has real-world
consquences, as this story illustrates. [2 November
1998]
- A Ruse by Any Other
Name, by Norman Moore. Is the
"Technology Access Action Coalition" anything more than a
front organization for Microsoft? [30 August 1998.
Revised, 2 September 1998]
- Microsoft's Dirty Little
Secret, by Mitch Stone.
Windows 98 may be a complete stinker, but
improving products isn't really Microsoft's purpose
anymore. [15 July 1998]
- The Real Reasons for
Antitrust, by Tom Nadeau. Microsoft's
profitability was created, and is protected, by the
powers of the state as expressed by intellectual property
laws, so why should they expect to be exempt from
antitrust? [14 June 1998]
- The Universities of
Microsoft, by Mitch Stone (and
anonymous). Public institutions of higher education are
discovered hawking Microsoft products to students.
[24 April 1998]
- A Tale of Two Press
Releases, by Mitch Stone. Microsoft's
comical posturing after losing an obscure legal battle a
with a tiny competitor tells volumes about the company's
culture. [25 November 1997]
- The Six Serendipities
of Microsoft, by Mitch Stone. The
bulk of Microsoft's franchise was acquired as the payoff
for a remarkable string lucky breaks. [13 July
1997]
- Hello, Microsoft
Calling, by Mitch Stone. A Microsoft
employee calls my place of business in an obvious and
ham-handed effort to shut down this web site. [7
October 1996]
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There has been some concern in the industry about Microsoft continuing with its very aggressive business practices, and under Steve Ballmer, not known to be a shrinking violet, the people hoping for moderation in Microsoft's practices are probably not expecting that now.
DWIGHT DAVIS, Summit Strategies
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