If you fancy reading a book about the history of personal computing, and particularly, Microsoft's place in it, there is a free one available. It is very informative though not exactly independent: it was, in fact, submitted in evidence by Bill Gates in the anti-trust retrial that is being held at the moment, mainly for the purpose of providing a lot of lawyers with new Porsches. If you want to experience the mind-numbing incompetence of this whole ludicrous legal extravaganza, skip the New York Times's brief report and read the transcripts of the case here. Ideal for insomniacs.