Table of Contents
The Microsoft Antitrust Suit
Trust
The Sherman Antitrust Act
Sherman
Two Criteria
An example: United States v. Lorain Journal Co.
The Department of Justice (DOJ)
Microsoft
Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson
Questions
Three stages
“Findings of Fact”
Platform
The Standard Bearer
“Applications barrier to entry”
What price software?
Remember
Is a browser an application?
Microsoft’s side
The DOJ’s side
Give it away, give it away, give it away now
Other alleged predatory practices
Findings of Fact (Nov. 1999)
Judge quotes:
Judge quotes (cont.):
Conclusions of Law (Apr. 2000)
Klein quote:
Balmer quote:
Remedy (May 2000 ???)
News Flash!!!!!!!
More to follow
References
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Author: Information Technology
Email: blum@lasalle.edu
Home Page: www.lasalle.edu/~blum
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