] Last summer, Orlando Ayala, then in charge of worldwide
] sales at Microsoft, sent an e-mail message titled
] Microsoft Confidential to senior managers laying out a
] company strategy to dissuade governments across the globe
] from choosing cheaper alternatives to the ubiquitous
] Windows computer software systems.
]
] Mr. Ayala's message told executives that if a deal
] involving governments or large institutions looked
] doomed, they were authorized to draw from a special fund
] to offer the software at a steep discount or even free if
] necessary. Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief
] executive, was sent a copy of the e-mail message.

Dumping by any other name...

How Microsoft Warded Off Rival