Microsoft Makes Nice in D.C.

摘要

Microsoft Corp. tore through Washington's lobbying scene like a tiger seven years ago, with the same bluster it used to conquer the computer industry. Today, company Chairman Bill Gates is more like a pussycat, taking a softer approach in the nation's capital by brokering deals with rivals and settling scores in digital-age industries. The new approach is especially apparent in television, where policymakers are fighting over two issues critical to Microsoft's future in the business: copy-protection for video content and standards for cable Internet telephone service.