Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 5 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated February 2, 2001,
except as to Note 19 which is as of March 20, 2001 relating to the financial
statements and the financial statement schedule, which appears in MicroStrategy
Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.
We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such
Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

McLean, Virginia
November 29, 2001