Against Microsoft

A primer for conservatives

Of the hundreds of thousands of words that have come tumbling out of word processors since the trial court’s decision in the Microsoft case, most are hostile, often bitterly so, and almost all of those are written by people who would generally be classified as conservatives. Since modern conservatism professes devotion to free markets and to the rule of law, this virulence suggests an inadequate understanding of the case. That, sad to say, seems to be true of National Review and the writers it chose to bolster the pro-Microsoft view.

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Robert H. Bork

The late Mr. Bork was a distinguished fellow at the Hudson Institute.

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A primer for conservatives

Of the hundreds of thousands of words that have come tumbling out of word processors since the trial court’s decision in the Microsoft case, most are hostile, often bitterly so, and almost all of those are written by people who would generally be classified as conservatives. Since modern conservatism professes devotion to free markets and to the rule of law, this virulence suggests an inadequate understanding of the case. That, sad to say, seems to be true of National Review and the writers it chose to bolster the pro-Microsoft view.