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Open season on Microsoft

The latest controversy enveloping the software giant has elevated the anti-Microsoft buzz to a spiteful roar.

CNET News staff
As if getting slapped with lawsuits weren't enough trouble for the software giant, Microsoft increasingly is being targeted by Internet jokesters, competitors looking to kick the company while it's down, and former employees turned tell-all authors. While CEO Bill Gates may be somewhat used to being the guy with pie on his face, the latest controversy enveloping the Redmond, Washington, company has elevated the anti-Microsoft buzz to a spiteful roar.

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