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Microsoft influence in the United States government

A lot of posts have been written about the subject, with concrete examples too. Some 'hubs' for links are the following posts:

2008

  • Microsoft Executives Go Personal, Pay Obama Instead of Their Lobbyists
  • Microsoft Chooses New Lobbying Director with “Strong Ties to Democrats”
  • Bill Gates ‘Helps’ the Next United States President


  • 2009

  • Obama cabinet, DOJ (roundup)
  • Lists of Microsoft- and Gates-Hired Lobbyists in the United States
  • Microsoft Plays Hardball in Politics
  • More Microsoft Cronies in United States Government, Other Companies
  • Is Steve Ballmer Blackmailing Obama?
  • Microsoft as Political Movement in the US, Maybe India Too
  • Microsoft: The Cronies, the Pressure, and Staff Reductions
  • The Lesser-covered Side of the Big Stories
  • Microsoft’s Deep Influence in Malta and the United States
  • Secretary Robert Gates Honours Bill Gates, Microsoft May Manage Stimulus Funds
  • Goldman Sachs and Microsoft Top Obama Funders
  • Steve Ballmer and Bill Gates Find a Second Home in the White House
  • Government Shoots Itself in the Foot by Letting Microsoft Control Insecurity Departments


  • 2010

  • Bill Gates in the Oval Room
  • Bill Gates’ Influence in Obama Administration and Africa Increases Even Further
  • Former Microsoft General Manager ‘Infects’ the Debt-saddled Washington Administration, Helps Microsoft Dodge tax
  • Microsoft Crawls Into Bed With Washington, Seattle Times Still in Denial
  • Microsoft Media Seemingly Masquerades as Government Media
  • Microsoft to Use FDA Official to Take Over Patient Records in the United States
  • Bruce Perens Sheds Light on How Microsoft Controls the Government, Using Lobbyists
  • Tax-Free Financial Gain at Microsoft Assisted by Governor Gregoire
  • Microsoft and GOP (Republicans) Collaborate on Site, Taxpayers Pay for Microsoft to Keep and Restrict Access to NASA Data
  • United States of Microsoft?
  • Microsoft Plays Government
  • More Microsoft Antitrust and Tax Evasion, Legalised by Former Microsoft Management (Ross Hunter) in the Government
  • Microsoft Whistleblowing Alleges That Microsoft/Jon DeVaan Engages in Political Corruption/Election Fraud
  • Federal Motors and Federal Microsoft


  • 2011

  • Microsoft Federal Chief Decided to Quit, Microsoft Hires New Lobbyists
  • White House is Microsoft’s House


  • 2016

  • Microsoft Infiltrates Politics and Can Engage in Election Fraud in Iowa Right Now


  • 2020

  • Donald Trump Helped Bill Gates Increase His Wealth by More Than 50%, Especially During the Pandemic
  • Microsoft is Already Bribing the Likely Next US President (Having Also Paid the Trump Campaign) to Ensure Microsoft Can Get Away With Crimes and Receive Bailouts from Taxpayers


  • 2023

  • Microsoft is Stacking a Closed Door Panel in Washington (Commissioned by a Microsoft-Sponsored Senator), Pushing Its Products Using Buzzwords and Getting More Bailouts From the US Government, i.e. From Taxpayers