PolyU Library
Journal Call no.HC411.A76
Article TitleHero or villain? : fans of Bill Gates should be mindful of the darker side of his success.
Is Part OfAsiaweek ; v.24, no.1, 9 Jan 1998, p.16, illus.
AbstractVision of "a computer on every desktop" of software tycoon Bill Gates, the chairman of Microsoft Corporation, has not only made him fabulously rich, but also helped revolutionize how people work, live and communicate. But American trustbusters say that Microsoft is unfairly forcing computer manufacturers to package with their machines its Internet Explorer browser as a condition of obtaining its popular Windows operation system. Microsoft's pursuit of dominance has direct implication for Asia.