Microsoft Takes Stands Against Spam, Sanctions No matter what one thinks of Microsoft Corp., the company's reach is so expansive that it nearly always makes news, even when there's little or no media attention at the time. &lt;FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"&gt;&lt;B&gt;-Jonathan Krim&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;