Microsoft's lawyers are working hard to get Judge Jackson's decision reversed--and they'll fight fiercely against any structural remedies.

CNN: Gates gets slammed

Market leader Microsoft designs its OS primarily for more demanding personal and laptop computers, and has less motivation to fight fiercely for the smaller and less profitable netbook market.

FORBES: Google Grows From Within

On the BBC's Inside Politics over the weekend, Brussels-based analyst Nicholas Whyte thought that, even in a future more tightly controlled Euro zone, Dublin will still fight fiercely to retain its low corporation tax rate, although this may mean making budgetary sacrifices elsewhere.

BBC: Northern Ireland