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...and yet, until the 1990s, Microsoft invested almost nothing in lobbying and political campaigns. Once the antitrust case entered the equation, Microsoft rap
by idm 17y ago
...and yet, until the 1990s, Microsoft invested almost nothing in lobbying and political campaigns. Once the antitrust case entered the equation, Microsoft rapidly became interested in influencing government.
http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=d000000115 http://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/summary.php?id=d000000115
1996 contributions: $251,474
1998 contributions: $1,364,821
2000 contributions: $4,628,893
- alttab 17y agoProps to you good sir for getting concrete numbers. While 4 million isn't a lot considering how much they made during those years, it certainly shouldn't surprise anyone. Plus, that's the money that went on the books - not the all expenses paid vacations and under the table proverbial hand jobs. Some would say that lobbying is necessary for the government to know what its people needs - but then again they listen to the LOBBYISTS and not the people who write senators letters. Flawed argument. What a concept.