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Reports on what the proposed divide of Microsoft Corp. will mean for the company, its rivals, the stock market and the customers. Ruling by federal Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson that the company had illegally used its monopoly power to stifle innovation; Break up of the Microsoft monopoly when the world is moving away from personal computers to large-scale computer networks; Insistence by Microsoft owner Bill Gates that it is impossible to split the operating system from the applications side of Windows.

Discusses the United States federal court ruling on charges of antitrust violations against Microsoft Corp. and how the court decision by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson will affect the future of Microsoft. Reaction from Microsoft competitors; Bill Gate's video press release after the ruling; Possible punishments for Microsoft; Details of the case; Question of whether lawsuits like this are good for the country; Outlook. INSETS: What It May Mean for Gates, by Chris Taylor;What It May Mean for You;What Gates Did: Seven Deadly Sins.

Discusses circumstances surrounding the alliance between Apple Computer and Microsoft. The announcement of the alliance by Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple at the Macworld Expo in Boston, Massachusetts in August 1997; The effort of Jobs in negotiating the deal with Bill Gates; The agreement of Gates to not only pay off Apple, but invest in nonvoting Apple stock; Timeline detailing the days leading up to the announcement by Jobs.

Looks at Microsoft's bid to supplant Netscape as the dominant computer company in providing World Wide Web services. Bill Gates' drive behind Microsoft's creation of Microsoft Explorer to lure Internet users away from James Barksdale's Netscape and its Navigator product; Differences between the companies, their products, and the leadership styles of Gates and Barksdale. INSETS: How the Internet works;Q&A Bill Gates;Q&A James Barksdale.

Profiles Bill Gates of Microsoft and discusses some of the attacks that are being waged against him and his company. Ruling by the Justice Department that derailed his $2 billion bid to acquire Intuit; Complaints from some users about some of his software products; Antitrust questions; Some of the companies that Gates has formed alliances with; More. INSET: Barbarians after Gates (adversaries).

Focuses on the antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. by the United States Dept. of Justice as of June 1, 1998. The belief of Justice Dept. chief Joel Klein that the ways Microsoft uses its Windows monopoly to dominate other markets violate antitrust law; The filing of separate suits by the Dept. of Justice and several states, as well as requests for preliminary injunctions; Details leading up to the lawsuit; The remedies proposed by the Dept. of Justice. INSETS: Gunning for Gates;Microsoft's trophies;So who was Sherman?.

Looks at a judge's rejection of Bill Gates' antitrust decree, a ruling that has reopened the question of whether Microsoft should be reined in. Comments on the deal which was struck between Anne Bingaman of the Justice Department and Bill Gates; Actions by federal judge Stanley Sporkin in which he flatly rejected the defense decree; Other aspects.

Reports on the ongoing United States Department of Justice investigation of Microsoft President Bill Gates. Efforts of Gates to avoid being prosecuted for charges of anti-trust practices; Reasons why talks fell through. INSETS: Exclusive interview with Bill Gates, by Walter Isaacson.;What led to the impasse....

Reports on how the breakdown of talks lead to the US Department of Justice's (DOJ) launching of an antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. DOJ antitrust chief Joel Klein's assertion on Microsoft's violation; Microsoft chairman's Bill Gates' attempts to offer concessions concerning his company's Windows 98 operating system; Withdrawal of Gates' offer.

Interviews Bill Gates, on topics including Microsoft's controversial business practices. Windows 95; How much time he spends on the Internet; Response to charges from some of his competitors; Comments on antitrust; More.

Speculates on the future of the Microsoft Network (MSN) online service. MSN's competitors in the American online service industry; Performance of the network; Rumors about MSN's possible sale; Owner Microsoft Corp.'s efforts to increase the service's market share.