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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
MicroStrategy Incorporated;
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated April 12, 2000 relating to the
restated financial statements and the financial statement schedule, which
appears in MicroStrategy Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1999. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Registration Statement.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
McLean, Virginia
August 2, 2000