For the 2004 election cycle, at least through late August, the figures are reversed. Democrats got 61 percent of all forms of Microsoft political contributions and Republicans got 39 percent.
Typo, or lie? You decide.
"In 2002, Republicans got 60 percent of Microsoft's soft money..."
Even further down:
One of the most striking changes has been among employees. Even in 2000, with a Democratic-led U.S. Department of Justice antitrust case raging, individual Microsoft employees gave more to Democrats (53 percent) than Republicans. In this election cycle[salo note: 2004], employees have ratcheted up their giving to Democrats to 73 percent of a $1.13 million total.
The article is available on the Redmond Web site at:
http://redmondmag.com/features/article.asp?EditorialsID=440
So....typo or lie? You decide.