SPEAK SOFTLY AND CARRY A THICK BRIEF.

The article focuses on attorney Thomas Vinje, who has worked for 16 years against Microsoft Corp., who he perceives to engage in anti-competitive behavior in European markets. Vinje is soft spoken and shy, but was crucial to the $600 million fine the European Commission issued to Microsoft. Microsoft's Horacio E. Gutiérrez, associate general counsel for Europe, says that Vinje is just a front man for Microsoft's business competitors.