United States v. Microsoft
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 Bill Gates testifying August 27, 1998. See external links for full video |
United States v. Microsoft was a set of civil actions filed against Microsoft Corporation pursuant to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 Sections 1 and 2 on May 18, 1998 by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and 20 states. Joel I. Klein was the lead prosecutor. The plaintiffs alleged that Microsoft abused monopoly power on Intel-based personal computers in its handling of operating system sales and web browser sales. The issue central to the case was whether Microsoft was allowed to bundle its flagship Internet Explorer (IE) web browser software with its Microsoft Windows operating system. Bundling them together is alleged to have been responsible for Microsoft's victory in the browser wars as every Windows user had a copy of Internet Explorer. It was further alleged that this restricted the market for competing web browsers (such as Netscape Navigator or Opera) that were slow to download over a modem or had to be purchased at a store. Underlying these disputes were questions over whether Microsoft altered or manipulated its application programming interfaces (APIs) to favor Internet Explorer over third party web browsers, Microsoft's conduct in forming restrictive licensing agreements with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), and Microsoft's intent in its course of conduct.
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- Related: Browser Wars, Embrace, extend and extinguish, Criticism of Microsoft, Microsoft litigation, Antitrust (film), Removal of Internet Explorer
| Final Judgment in U.S. v. Microsoft Final Judgment in U.S. v. Microsoft www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/f200400/200457.htm - Web |
| The United States DOJ's website on U.S. v. Microso... The United States DOJ's website on U.S. v. Microsoft www.usdoj.gov/atr/cases/ms_index.htm - Web |
| Microsoft's Antitrust Case, Microsoft News Center Microsoft's Antitrust Case, Microsoft News Center www.microsoft.com/.../legal_newsroomarchive.mspx?case=Government%20Anti-Trust%20Case - Web |
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| Antitrust & the Internet: Microsoft case archive Antitrust & the Internet: Microsoft case archive www.netlitigation.com/netlitigation/antitrust.htm - Web |
| "A Case of Insecure Browsing" by Andrew Chin. Rale... "A Case of Insecure Browsing" by Andrew Chin. Raleigh News & Observer, September 30, 2004 www.unclaw.com/chin/scholarship/microsoft.htm - Web |
| Bill Gates deposition video at Microsoft on August... Bill Gates deposition video at Microsoft on August 27, 1998 www.groklaw.net/staticpages/index.php?page=GatesDepo - Web |
| The Center for the Advancement of Capitalism The Center for the Advancement of Capitalism www.capitalismcenter.org/Advocacy/Antitrust/Microsoft/ - Web |
