POWER OF ATTORNEY







Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of



Jonathan F. Klein and W. Ming Shao, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact



to:







(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer



and/or director of MicroStrategy Incorporated (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with



Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;







(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary



or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5 and timely file such form with the



United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and







(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the



opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, and in the best interest of, or legally required



by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on



behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain



such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.







The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and



perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the



exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the



undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,



hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or



substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and



powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in



serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company



assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with, or the undersigned's liability



under, Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.







This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required



to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities



issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the



foregoing attorneys-in-fact.







IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of the



date written below.







Signature: /s/  Donald W. Hunt



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Print Name:  Donald W. Hunt



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Print Date:  April 2, 2011



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