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World War 3.0: Microsoft Vs. the U.S. Government, and the Battle to Rule the Digital Age

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This is a well written chronicle of the anti-trust battle waged between Microsoft and the Justice Department's Anti-trust division.

Auletta does a fine job of revealing the personalities of the major players on both sides of the aisle, especially Davied Bowies of Justice and Bill Gates. Gates, who, by common consent is seen as a brilliant is shown (also by common consent) as an emotionally immature individual who genuinely believes that what Microsoft is doing a good thing for everyone and seems to think that laws do not have the final say in matters over his company.

I came away with the feeling that if Microsoft had dealt with the allegations by co-operating with the Anti-trust division early on and with total honesty this may not have ever been a front page story. But the stubborness of Gate's personality, his inability to compromise almost guaranteed this would become a major newstory and legal case.

There's a lot to be commended here. Auletta has interviewed literally all the key players, poured through the legal record and has some keen insights that are both his own and garnered from interviews. I really enjoyed World War 3.0 and don't believe you need to be a lawyer to understand the issues at hand.