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Break up Wal-Mart: Is it time to treat Wal-Mart like Standard Oil?; Andrew Leonard Jun 23, 2006
King Kaufman's Sports Daily: A great read: The Washington Post takes a long, hard look at Bud Selig, and it isn't a pretty picture.; Jun 29, 2004
Resistance really was futile: Microsoft and AOL announce an unholy $750 million alliance. Where does that leave Mozilla, Netscape's open-source rebel child?; By Andrew Leonard Jun 2, 2003
Habla usted Clear Channel?: If the FCC allows the two biggest Spanish-language media companies in the U.S. to merge, it'll create a media conglomerate that will dwarf all competitors -- and could help GOP-friendly radio titan Clear Channel deliver Hispanic votes for Bush in '04.; By Eric Boehlert Apr 24, 2003
The Comcast shakedown: Flush with its purchase of AT&T Broadband, the biggest cable company on the block intends to make size matter.; By Chishen Wei Apr 8, 2003
Is there hope for Java?: A judge has ordered Microsoft to make it easy for Sun's popular programming language to work with Windows. But the remedy may be too little, too late.; By Farhad Manjoo Jan 21, 2003
Money talks, Microsoft walks: Bill Gates lets out a big "Whew!" as the court decides that what's good for Microsoft is good for America.; By Scott Rosenberg Nov 2, 2002
Settlement talk: What Bill Gates and advocates for each side have to say about the court's decision to approve the Microsoft antitrust deal.; By Farhad Manjoo Nov 2, 2002
Goliath crushes David: Even as it was fighting its antitrust battle with the feds, Microsoft was already on to Round 2: Winning the streaming-media wars. Second of two parts.; By Farhad Manjoo Oct 30, 2002
Microsoft's mythical man-years: The company boasts that it's making Herculean security efforts -- but throwing more people at software problems rarely solves them.; By Scott Rosenberg Apr 12, 2002
Anti-Trustworthy computing: Microsoft's new security drive aims to appease Hollywood, comfort consumers and reinvigorate the PC. But will the price for such safety be too high?; By Paul Boutin Apr 9, 2002
Microsoft should be punished: The feds failed to order a breakup when it could have done some good. Now, based on the government's findings, Sun, Netscape and Be are suing -- with good reason.; By J.J. Gifford Mar 15, 2002
Netscape's folly: The loser in the browser wars has filed a private antitrust suit against Microsoft. But the company doesn't deserve to win.; By Megan McArdle Mar 14, 2002
Ten years as a willing Microsoftie: A programmer's account of life at the evil empire is surprisingly un-Borg-like.; By Andrew Leonard Feb 8, 2002
Chips ahoy: AMD competes with Intel, and the public wins. The right Microsoft antitrust settlement can bring the same energy back to the software market.; By Scott Rosenberg Jan 16, 2002
The Microsoft resistance: Redmond may have triumphed legally and financially -- but there are still little ways to strike blows against the empire.; By Scott Rosenberg Nov 29, 2001
Is Bill Gates' nightmare over?: The Microsoft antitrust case appears to be ending -- not with a bang, but with a Bush administration-brokered whimper. Our experts weigh in.; By Damien Cave, Katharine Mieszkowski and Andrew Leonard Nov 2, 2001
Getting away with it: The Justice Department's settlement mocks antitrust law and leaves Microsoft free to ravage new markets at will.; By Scott Rosenberg Nov 2, 2001
The devil is in Windows' details: It's the little things, like "registered file types," that allow Microsoft to maintain its monopoly. Will the court tackle them?; By Scott Rosenberg Oct 8, 2001
Slap on the wrist?: Is the Justice Department's decision not to pursue a breakup of Microsoft a big wet kiss from Bush, or just smart strategy? The experts weigh in.; By Andrew Leonard and the Salon Technology staff Sep 6, 2001
Bill Gates: Hero or fool?: A Wall Street Journal reporter says in a new book that even though Gates screwed up Microsoft's future he still might "shoot the moon."; By Andrew Leonard Aug 30, 2001
The trouble with Hotmail: Microsoft can't seem to get its free e-mail act together. So what does that mean for the company's plans for total Net domination?; By Damien Cave Aug 21, 2001
Microsoft to schools: Give us your lunch money!: The software giant is cracking down on piracy in the public education system. But the campaign could easily backfire.; By Damien Cave Jul 10, 2001
Game not over: Microsoft broke the law, says the appellate court. But the company is still a long way from losing the biggest antitrust case in a generation.; By Andrew Leonard Jun 28, 2001
Microsoft unbound: No longer cowed by the feds, the colossus of Redmond returns to business as usual.; By Andrew Leonard Jun 12, 2001

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