Gartner Group Corrupted by Microsoft (Analysts Cartel) »

Posted By schestowitz 11 months ago in Science & Technology

Today’s antitrust exhibit, Exhibit PX02817 from 1998 [PDF], shows Microsoft stating that “[it] successfully lobbied and changed the Gartner Group TCO model to show Windows as providing the lowest overall TCO”. Note the financial details on the last page. The Gartner Group was paid almost half a million dollars this time around.

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Roy Schestowitz is an advocate of fair competition and consumer rights, who expects to complete a Ph.D. in Medical Biophysics very shortly.

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