SoftLetter

Help! Microsoft is Targeting My Business, Part I of II
February 15, 2006

“Microsoft is moving into my market.” Recently we;ve been hearing that from more and more of our clients and contacts in the industry. The companies being targeted usually assume they’ve been singled out for special attention from Microsoft, but when you add up all the reports, a different picture emerges. Microsoft is targeting almost every major tech company, all at once. This is a fairly new behavior for Microsoft, and it means the rules of competing with Redmond have changed as well. After the company’s loss of
its antitrust case and the DOJ restrictions which have been woven around the Redmond giant, many industry observers predicted the industry would be dealing with a kinder, gentler Microsoft. It doesn’t seem so.

Practice: Defend

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