The Critics Speak The company has no shortage of detractors. Rival software companies and consumer crusaders regularly warn against the dangers of an unfettered Microsoft. '' The question is, are we looking forward to the Information Age, or will it be the Microsoft Age? It's kind of like Microsoft vs. mankind--and mankind is the underdog ''-- LARRY ELLISON, Oracle Corp. ''This is very Borg-like. Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated ''-- SAMUEL GOODHOPE, Texas Attorney General's office '' The difference between John D. Rockefeller and Bill Gates is Gates recognizes no boundaries to his monopolistic drive '' -- RALPH NADER, Consumer Advocate '' They're hell-bent on dominating the entire information infrastructure of the world, and it scares the daylights out of me '' -- GARY REBACK, attorney for Netscape Communications ''PC makers won't even talk to us. They're scared to death of Microsoft''-- SCOTT McNEALY, Sun Microsystems Return to main story

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