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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the Microsoft antitrust case. A timeline outlines the most important parts of the case. The issues are explained. The pertinent sections of the Sherman Antitrust Act that applied to the case are reported. The writer also comments on the ethical issues involved. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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operating system or both. The reason for the confusion was because the case began with one issue but subsequently included the other issue. The following outline presents some of the
numerous activities and decisions related to this case: * June 1990: The Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into possible collusion between Microsoft and IBM in the PC software market
(Wired News Report, 2002). * August 1993: Frustrated by two Federal Trade Commission deadlocks in the investigation, the Justice Department took over, focusing on Microsofts DOS marketing practices (Wired News
Report, 2002). * July 1994: Microsoft settled antitrust charges with the Justice Department, signing a consent decree that forbids the company to use its operating system dominance to squelch competition
(Wired News Report, 2002). * August 19, 1997: The Justice Department began an investigation to determine whether Microsofts $150 million investment in Apple Computer, or its equity stakes in three
companies that develop Internet streaming technologies, would squelch competition (Wired News Report, 2002). * December 11, 1997: In a preliminary injunction, the court ordered Microsoft to stop requiring PC makers
to ship Internet Explorer along with Windows 95 (Wired News Report, 2002). * May 12, 1998: A 2-1 majority ruled that Microsoft can integrate whatever it wants into
the OS as long as it benefits consumers and cant be replicated (Wired News Report, 2002). * May 18, 1998: The U.S. Justice Department and 20 state attorneys general file
an antitrust suit against Microsoft, charging the company with abusing its market power to thwart competition, including Netscape (Wired News Report, 2002). * January 12, 1999: The final day of
the governments case. In a climactic turn, the governments top economic witness admits that Microsoft has done nothing so far that would harm consumers (Wired News Report, 2002). * November
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