A Breakthrough With The Independent Editorial

In October of 1998 a prominent British publication, the Independent newspaper, published a lead editorial, citing my study and concurring that Microsoft had erected a financial pyramid scheme in which employees were prepaying their own wages and the retirement system was being plundered. I can still remember the editor's voice who interviewed me and his startled realization that the study was credible. The study results and follow-up work were then sent to The Economist and several leading business publications here in the US, more than a dozen times, in addition to regularly calling once a month and leaving detailed messages. Another breakthrough could have occurred when CNBC scheduled a panel discussion on World Business Review with Caspar Weinberger yet the show was canceled due to the controversial nature of the content.