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 16, 1999 relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedules, which appears in MicroStrategy Incorporated's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998. We also consent to the reference to us in the heading "Experts" in such Registration Statement. /s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP February 24, 2000 McLean, Virginia