Microsoft was once an antitrust pariah but is now widely seen by regulators as the friendly party among today’s top tech companies. Its rivals say that comes at their expense.
, whose employer wasn’t on the hot seat, gave the lawmakers a private briefing. When Australia proposed a law to forceand Google to pay for news articles, Mr. Smith endorsed it and offered Microsoft’s Bing as an alternative. When the U.S. considered similar legislation, he went to Washington to testify in front of Congress to show his support.
Mr. Smith, a Microsoft veteran of almost 30 years and president for seven, has maneuvered his company to an enviable position in a regulatory environment that is increasingly
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