Discussion;U.S. vs. Microsoft Case Filings
In 2002, a US court of appeals imposed
remedies related to a lower court's findings that Microsoft had a monopoly in
personal computer (PC) operating systems and had maintained its monopoly
through illegal actions. At the US Justice Department's Website, The United
States Department of Justice, click About > Organizational Chart >
Agencies Click on Antitrust Division (in A-Z list) and then click on Cases Find U.S. vs. Microsoft case filings. (You can use
Alphabetical List - M) Click on Court's Findings of Fact (11/5/99). In your
initial response to the topic, you have to answer all questions:On
what basis did the court conclude that Microsoft was a monopoly (see
"Market Share")? What was Microsoft's market share of
Intel-compatible PC operating systems? Of all operating systems, including
those of Apple computers? What evidence did the court cite in claiming that
Microsoft charged above-competitive prices (see "Microsoft's Pricing
Behavior")? Reflection: the students should also include a paragraph in
the initial response in their own words reflecting on what they learned from
the assignment and how they think they could apply what they learned in the
workplace or in everyday life.