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.
This article appeared in the Leaders section of the print edition under the headline “Persecuting Bill”
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