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Daniel J. Cody
djc at starkmedia.com
Tue Apr 3 13:25:46 CDT 2001
I've asked Bryan for clarification on that point, but my understanding
is that MS is now one of, if not *the*, largest conrtributer of
soft-money over the past 18 months(election cycle) in the tech sector.
check out opensecrets.org, they have a nice database of largest or
contributions.. and just from one quick lookup, MS contributed < 1.5
million over the past year alone.
i remember how slow they were to get into lobbying too.. then they
started getting their asses kicked around in lawsuits and finally wised up..
.djc.
scott.brady at homeqonline.com wrote:
>
>> 5. *MOST IMPORTANTLY*: Microsoft is currently the biggest lobbyist
>> of the US government, and expends the most in legal costs of any
>> American company. Lawyers are difference between something just
>> being just "unethical and not legally binding" and "unethical but
>> quite legal binding and quite enforcable."
> This one seems to be the one that most needs some supporting information. I
> find it hard to believe that Microsoft is the "biggest" lobbyist, especially
> considering how slow they were to even start getting involved in lobbying.
>
> I'm not saying that he's wrong or that he's right, but I need evidence one way
> or the other. Otherwise, it seems like blind Microsoft-bashing.
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