Australian blogger Tim Lambert has taken a closer look at some of the think tanks that have emerged as critics of open source software, which threatens Microsoft [3]'s position in the marketplace. "Why are all these think tanks so down on Open Source?" Lambert asks. "Well, the Small Business Survival Committee [4] is concerned that using open source will expose small business to the risk of lawsuits. Citizens Against Government Waste [5] is concerned that the Government might waste money on Open Source. Defenders of Property Rights [6] is concerned that Open Source might be a threat to intellectual property rights. However, I was able to detect a common theme to all their criticism. They all seem to be funded by Microsoft." Lambert also notes that many of them, such as the Alexis de Tocqueville Institution [7], have participated in previous campaigns to deny the dangers of tobacco and global warming, while receiving funding from the tobacco and fossil fuel industries.