- Microsoft's Stock Options As Tax Loopholes - http://www.fool.com/portfolios/rulemaker/2000/rulemaker000217.htm
Rob Landley of Motley Fool argues that Microsoft's size and methods allow it tactics to make money without even selling software.
- So Why Hate Microsoft? - http://members.tripod.com/~hatems/
Another look at unfair competition by Microsoft. Somewhat dated.
- MSN Cookie Data Crosses Domains - http://www.pc-help.org/privacy/ms_guid.htm
How Microsoft web sites like HotMail and MSNBC assign unique ID numbers in cookies, and shares that ID with other web tracking sites.
- Appraising Microsoft - http://www.appraising-microsoft.org/
Official site of the Appraising Microsoft conferences headed by Ralph Nader and James Love.
- Microsoft quietly shadows Web surfers across MSN sites - http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2768545.html
Days after acknowledging a privacy problem with its browser, Microsoft says its privacy policy does not say how it identifies people who travel across its network of Web sites. [CNet]
- U.S. v. Microsoft - http://wired.com/news/antitrust/
A month by month news collection of articles from Wired.com.
- MSN Pummels Privacy - http://content.techweb.com/winmag/fixes/2000/0915.htm
It seems that at the same time Microsoft is closing one privacy hole they've been busy creating a bigger one: Universal GUIDs. [WinMag.com]
- Sotpar's Anti Micro$oft Page - http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Haven/1893/micro.html
Collected quotes and opinions on topics from browser bundling to boycotting.
- MSBC Superlist of Anti-Microsoft Web Sites - http://www.msboycott.com/super/
Indexes more than 250 anti-Ms links and forums: a comprehensive directory of anti-Microsoft activity around the Internet and around the world.
- Microsoft... It's a Problem - http://www.ntlug.org/~cbbrowne/msprobs.html
Why not use their products, their stock troubles, and some humor.
- The Gates That Need to Be Closed - http://www.vif.com/users/chris-m/utility/bill-gates.html
A blog providing commentary, code snippets, and news on "Micro$lop"'s technological weaknesses and consumer practices.
- Does Issuing Passports Make Microsoft a Country? - http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000047.html
Am I the only one who is terrified about Microsoft Passport? It seems to me like a fairly blatant attempt to build the world's largest, richest consumer database, and then make fabulous profits mining it.
- Why I Hate Microsoft - http://www.euronet.nl/users/frankvw/rants/microsoft/IhateMS.html
Microsoft's history, (nutshell version) and a general look and what they do, and why you should avoid them.
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