Microsoft chairman Bill Gates defends his company against the trustbusters



Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!
Shrewd marketing and aggressive business tactics brought Microsoft unprecedented wealth, power and market share. But did Gates bend the rules -- or break them?



analysis & news

Did Gates Goof? The Media Jury Says Yes
Burgeoning evidence that Microsoft penned its own 'death sentence'
TimeDigital.com, June 9, 2000

The Other Side of the Microsoft Decision
Besides the simple split there are complicated "conduct" rules to open the desktop
TimeDigital.com, June 8, 2000

Judge Says Break It Up. Don't Hold Your Breath
Round two could take a while. But for Microsoft, plenty of damage has already been done — and by the time it's all over, the whole playing field will have changed
TIME.com, June 7, 2000

Judge Jackson Installs a Backup File
The man in charge of deciding Microsoft's fate plays it safe and gives both sides some extra time to have their say
TIME.com, June 1, 2000

Why Gates May Have Triplets Instead of Twins
Microsoft judge's head is turned by an outside plan to turn the company into three Baby Bills
TIME.com, May 25, 2000

'The Case For Microsoft' by Bill Gates
Why Windows and Microsoft Office should stay under one roof
TIME magazine, May 14, 2000

Carving Up Gates
What the proposed split of Microsoft means for the company, its rivals, the market--and you
TIME magazine, May 8, 2000

The Judge Slams Gates
Proving that Microsoft broke antitrust laws was the easy part. Now what's the remedy?
TIME magazine, April 17, 2000

Microsoft: Everything's O.K. Now, Right? Wrong
How the AOL/Time Warner merger affects the Microsoft trial
TIME magazine, January 23, 2000

"They're Trying to Change the Rules"
TIME editor Walter Isaacson interviews Bill Gates
TIME magazine, November 22, 1999

"Microsoft Enjoys Monopoly Power..."
In uncommonly harsh language, the court hands Gates a devastating defeat. Is Microsoft mortally wounded?
TIME magazine, November 15, 1999

TIME Columnist Josh Quittner Chats About Microsoft
"I believe the breakup of MS will be the best-case scenario"
TIME.com, November 5, 1999

Testimony Finishes in the Microsoft Case
But don't hold your breath for a decision just yet
TIME Digital, June 25, 1999

Broadband On Trial
As the antitrust trial of the century moves to its endgame, the real action -- as Microsoft sees it -- is the tug-of-war with America Online for high-speed access to the Internet
TIME magazine, June 7, 1999

The Gates-Busters Open Up a Fourth Front
And a small trial in Connecticut could have more relevance than the big one in D.C.
TIME Daily, June 3, 1999

Microsoft Heads Back to the Battle
The Microsoft antitrust trial resumes today. Will we get anywhere this time?
TIME Digital, June 1, 1999

So What Happens If Microsoft Loses?
Here are some of the remedies that a federal judge might order in the antitrust case
TIME Magazine, March 1, 1999

Microsoft After the Mega-Merger
Remember when everybody used to be scared of Bill Gates? There's a new 900-lb. gorilla in town
TIME Digital, January 11, 1999

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background & history

'My 12 Rules for Succeeding in the Digital Age' by Bill Gates
TIME magazine

The TIME 100: Builders and Titans
TIME's profile of software strongman Bill Gates

Microsoft Corporate Snapshot
FORTUNE

Exclusive Interview With Bill Gates
"The government was trying to advantage a competitor of ours. That's really unprecedented."
TIME

An Interview With Bill Gates
Why Gates finds dealing with the government so frustrating
FORTUNE


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web resources
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: Final Judgment (June 7, 2000)

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: Memorandum and Order (June 7, 2000)

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: Conclusions of Law and Final Order (April 3, 2000)

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia: Findings of Fact (Novermber 5, 1999)

Microsoft Corporation home page

Microsoft's "Facts vs. Fiction" page

The Department of Justice's legal documents relating to the trial

Microsoft's legal documents relating to the trial

Netscape Communications home page

Sun Microsystems home page

The Committee for the Moral Defense of Microsoft

The Microsoft Defense Site, sponsored by the Ayn Rand Institute

Yamoo!
The comprehensive anti-Microsoft Web directory


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