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                                                                   Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

         We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated June 25, 1999 relating to
the financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in
Great Plains Software, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended May
31, 1999.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 28, 2000



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