Microsoft funds are swinging from the Republicans to the Democrats as the parties swap positions

A repeat offender, Microsoft, wants more direct control of government affairs

An interesting real-world example of Microsoft's influence on the press

A Liberal Democrat MP has launched a stinging attack on the government's IT strategy, saying that it has given Microsoft too much control.

A couple of days ago we included a link to this exploration of Douglas Goodyear and that connection to Microsoft. We have also been exploring Microsoft’s use of the United States government to push software patents into the European Union.

Another closer look at the issue of Microsoft intersection with US politics

Microsoft's marketing department reaches new destinies, tactics.

Earlier on we mentioned the Europe-based Blender and recently we also mentioned Microsoft’s role in pushing for software patents in Europe, using ‘proxies’ as large as the United States government. You may be interested in the following perspective on the latest Blender story.

Window Snyder of Mozilla (formerly of Microsoft) is leaving