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This 5 page paper discusses specific issues related to the Microsoft antitrust case. The writer begins with a very brief overview of some of the issues and then, identifies two issues that are central to the case. Next, there is a report of two interest groups that were dissatisfied with the court's ruling and what they attempted to do. The next section discusses the legal and ethical issues of the case. The writer then comments on whether Microsoft's actions were different than other corporations. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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File: MM12_PGms6.rtf
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the MS operating system or was it about Microsofts Internet browser, Internet Explorer? The first charges had to do with the operating system but then the prosecutors added Internet Explorer
to the issues. Then, it was about the operating system and the Internet browser. First, it was about the exclusive agreements Microsoft had with manufacturers, Internet access providers, and Internet
content providers (Wilson, 1999). Then, the company was charged with unfair competitive practices in trying to gain a monopoly in the Internet Web browsing software business (Wilson, 1999). Microsoft was
bundling their operating system and Internet browser so that when consumers purchased a Windows computer, they would immediately have Internet Explorer on the desktop. Furthermore, And, who were the
complainants. The Department of Justice did not initiate this case, Microsofts competitors did. Two of the issues involved in this case: 1. Is it legal for Microsoft to bundle
its operating system and its Internet browsing software? 2. Is it legal for Microsoft to have exclusive contracts/agreements with computer manufacturers, Internet access providers, and Internet content providers? In November
2002, after more than three years in court, the case was finally settled. The court refused to pursue the case any further. Needless to say, there were many who were
irate about the decision, although most consumers who use Microsoft products were elated. Those competitors who initiated the case were not pleased. Cervantes reported that the case against Microsoft was
a scheme developed in boardrooms of companies like Netscape, which is owned now by AOL; AOL/Time Warner, Oracle, and Sun Microsystems (2001). Cervantes reported that one executive admitted his company
wanted to go after Microsoft but could not afford it so the companies worked together to lobby the Justice Department and state attorneys general to bring an antitrust suit
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