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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”)?
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