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The Trial Papers
...and analyses in the aftermath
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The complex courtoom drama of law, economics, technology, and
above all egos and megamillion dollars at stake.
How did we get from there to here at the courthouse?
Where are we, and above all, where is Microsoft going from here?
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U.S. v. Microsoft: The Inside Story of the Landmark Case
by Joel Brinkley, Steve Lohr
McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 08/2000
ISBN: 007135588X
First out of the gate just four months after Judge Jackson's
ruling, New York Times corrspondents' eyewitness account
provides meaty background and analysis well above the standards
of instant journalism.
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World War 3.0: Microsoft and Its Enemies
by Ken Auletta
Random House, 01/2001
ISBN: 0375503668
Focusing on the courtroom drama, issues, tactics, and personalities,
this book skewers Microsoft
and the rich cast with their respective self interests, but
misses Microsoft's deeper play.
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Pride Before the Fall: The Trials of Bill Gates and the End of the Microsoft Era
by John Heilemann
HarperCollins, 01/2001
ISBN: 0066621178
A short 256 pages compared to Auletta's 436, this expands on Wired magazine
articles and benefits from interviews with key players on multiple sides.
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Winners, Losers & Microsoft: Competition and Antitrust in High Technology
by Stephen E. Margolis, Stanley J. Liebowitz
Independent Inst, 09/1999
ISBN: 0945999801
Solid economics research presented in digestible form to advance the
case that good products win: from keyboards to videocassettes to
software from Microsoft.
DOJ: back off.
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Trust on Trial: How the Microsoft Case is Reframing the Rules of Competition
by Richard B. McKenzie
Perseus Pr, 04/2000
ISBN: 0738203319
Another economist speaks up: since consumers didn't get hurt and don't need
protection maybe the
case against Microsoft is just being used to protect the competitors.
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Breaking Windows: How Bill Gates Fumbled the Future of Microsoft
by David Bank
Free Press, 08/2001
ISBN: 0743203151
The inevitable post-Jackson title actually reflects the crucial
internal struggles within
Microsoft for its destiny in the new economy.
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