Todd Bishop has just posted the grand total Microsoft has paid out in antitrust settlements. Its $6.83 billion!! Check out his posting here.
And according to MSFTExtremeMakeOver, the total shareholder value destroyed since 1999 is $360 billion!
He also adds that the total shareholder value lost at Tyco, Lucent, Worldcom, and Enron combined is $192 billion.
Wow! I just have to come to the terms that the Internet Gold Rush era is over and start looking at the Microsoft stock price more often. Wait, I take that back…no need to look at Microsoft stock price that often 
July 18, 2006 at 6:13 am
Wow !!! That looks enormous, I wonder if it is true.
July 20, 2006 at 5:59 am
Good to see you here Govind! Yes, the numbers are unfortunately accurate. News.com has an article that mentions it as well: http://news.com.com/Microsoft+vows+to+play+fair/2100-1014_3-6096011.html?tag=nefd.lede.