Opensecrets.org has posted graphs of Microsoft campaign contributions. Contributions increased from few thousand dollars a year to millions of dollars a year after the DOJ began its investigation of illegal abuse of Microsoft’s monopoly power. Money can’t buy you love, but it sure helps you buy off politicians. See the graphs here.
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