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How Microsoft Warded Off Rival

Posted by TimSlavin at May 15, 2003

How Microsoft Warded Off Rival: "At least 90 percent of the world's personal computers run on Windows software. But Microsoft wanted still more. Last summer, Orlando Ayala, then in charge of worldwide sales at Microsoft, sent an e-mail message titled Microsoft Confidential to senior managers laying out a company strategy to dissuade governments across the globe from choosing cheaper alternatives to the ubiquitous Windows computer software systems. Mr. Ayala's message told executives that if a deal involving governments or large institutions looked doomed, they were authorized to draw from a special fund to offer the software at a steep discount or even free if necessary." From NYTimes.com which requires free registration (content free for a few weeks only). A long must read article for anyone who believes Microsoft has changed because of its 1990s court battles. They haven't. This is an important issue because monopolies choke the innovation customers need which benefits only the monopoly and their shareholders. It would be true if Sun or IBM were the monopolists.

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