Silicon Valley | 02/16/2002 | Microsoft Must Show Source

I couldn't help noticing the irony of seeing Ken Lay on the news weeklies as the new Bin Laden, while Bill Gates, et ux. get a glowing report about their philanthropy, having donated $24 billion of the bucks he made by violating federal law and destroying other companies (presumably also their employees' 401(k) plans) with strong arm business practices.

Whose legacy will have greater impact on American society in the long run, the failed promoter or the successful monopolist?

I think what the Enron executives and accountants are alleged to have done was wrong, but it looks to me that they will be dealt with as they deserve. I can't say the same for the monopolistic practices at Microsoft.