Exhibit 23.1

                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

  We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this 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 Inc.'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
June 28, 2001