Persecuting Bill
It is a close call, but America’s trustbusters are right to worry about Microsoft’s attempts to tighten its grip on the personal computer
INTEL'S Andy Grove may have turned paranoia into a business philosophy, but for Microsoft, the other half of the “Wintel” twosome that towers over the personal-computer business, the persecution is real enough. Bill Gates's software firm is not only facing a host of legal challenges to the way it does business, but is also confronted by a formidable alliance of competitors who are out to end the Windows monopoly of the desktop operating system.
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