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Business Week: The Real Threats to Microsoft Are in the Marketplace

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 4, 2000

“Investors should stay focused on battles outside the
courtroom — handhelds, Linux, and the search for talent.”

“Few civil trials have captured the public’s attention like
Microsoft’s battle with the Justice Dept. Not many spectacles in
the world of business are more exciting than watching two Goliaths
go at each other. That’s why the eyes of the world were on Judge
Thomas Penfield Jackson on Apr. 3 as he issued his much anticipated
antitrust ruling against Microsoft.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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