Microsoft Antitrust Case
Microsoft Antitrust Case
Did Microsoft violated the Antitrust Law?
Microsoft Antitrust Case
Introduction:
Microsoft was formed in 1975 by a university drop out in his junior year called Bill Gates. Bill Gates has been successful to achieve the company’s vision, “we want PC on every desk in every home and office”. Microsoft which is a massive company today was only a small company in 1983. It headquarters contained only a small building next to the Burgermaster in Bellevue and another in Seattle suburb. Microsoft was mainly recognized as the producer of BASIC programs for many systems, and of MS-DOS, an operating system which it sold to IBM. Many different companies were working on MS- Dos that time but the main problem was that the computers were incompatible with each other. To solve this issue Microsoft was spending heavily on windows called “interface manager”. The success of entire company was depending on the success of this project. The invention of windows made computers possible to be compatible with each other and the invention opened the doors for Microsoft. It introduced “integrated software” and a number of new “integrated operating environments”, which include windows.
Where Microsoft has been successful in invention of windows, it was also claimed to get involve in anticompetitive practices that is the violation of Antitrust Law. It is claimed that Microsoft made it’s windows incompatible with Netscape Navigator. Microsoft was very worried about the popularity of Netscape navigator and to overcome with this situation Microsoft made an updated version of its windows with installed Internet Explorer, which was impossible to uninstall.
Antitrust Case:
U.S. Antitrust law was originated in the late 19th century to combat the fear aroused in the public by the uncontrolled growth of big business. The objectives of Antitrust Law are: • Protection and preservation of competition • To protect the consumer’s welfare by
Did Microsoft violated the Antitrust Law?
Microsoft Antitrust Case
Introduction:
Microsoft was formed in 1975 by a university drop out in his junior year called Bill Gates. Bill Gates has been successful to achieve the company’s vision, “we want PC on every desk in every home and office”. Microsoft which is a massive company today was only a small company in 1983. It headquarters contained only a small building next to the Burgermaster in Bellevue and another in Seattle suburb. Microsoft was mainly recognized as the producer of BASIC programs for many systems, and of MS-DOS, an operating system which it sold to IBM. Many different companies were working on MS- Dos that time but the main problem was that the computers were incompatible with each other. To solve this issue Microsoft was spending heavily on windows called “interface manager”. The success of entire company was depending on the success of this project. The invention of windows made computers possible to be compatible with each other and the invention opened the doors for Microsoft. It introduced “integrated software” and a number of new “integrated operating environments”, which include windows.
Where Microsoft has been successful in invention of windows, it was also claimed to get involve in anticompetitive practices that is the violation of Antitrust Law. It is claimed that Microsoft made it’s windows incompatible with Netscape Navigator. Microsoft was very worried about the popularity of Netscape navigator and to overcome with this situation Microsoft made an updated version of its windows with installed Internet Explorer, which was impossible to uninstall.
Antitrust Case:
U.S. Antitrust law was originated in the late 19th century to combat the fear aroused in the public by the uncontrolled growth of big business. The objectives of Antitrust Law are: • Protection and preservation of competition • To protect the consumer’s welfare by