Bill Gates has argued throughout the U.S. government's antitrust suit against his company that Microsoft had to be aggressive because the slightest hesitation or complacency would jeopardize its status. Technology is moving so fast, he claims, that his empire could collapse tomorrow.

Yeah, right. Microsoft doesn't just dominate the PC market, it virtually owns it. There are some Mac diehards, but they are dreamers or fetishists -- or worse, designers.