He has, for example, accused Microsoft of anticompetitive behavior.
The government accused Microsoft of using access to its Windows technology as another tool to reward allies and punish rivals.
He accused Microsoft of being "a company that leaves me vulnerable to security holes so that it can make my screen look prettier."
Instead, he accused Microsoft of going cold on the deal at a crucial point in the negotiations.
The interrogations have two refrains: Isn't it true your company does exactly what you are accusing Microsoft of doing?
And yet, this suit, too, accuses Microsoft of anti-competitive behavior.
In the past, only head-to-head competitors have accused Microsoft of illegal practices.
Many accuse Microsoft of doing exactly this with the file formats used by its Office application suite.
At one point, he seemed to accuse Microsoft of exaggerating the scope of the commission's order to make it seem unreasonable.
Sun had accused Microsoft of making modifications to the Java platform.