The Microsoft Case Simplified (bullet summery)

·The Microsoft Corporation is accused of violating sections one and two of the Sherman Act. Microsoft's anticompetitive conduct is designed to eliminate consumers' choices on which operating system they use and in turn to ultimately eliminate any competition. ·Section one states that law prohibits any restraint on free trade and is subject to an enormous fine and possible jail time. Microsoft may have violated this with the free distribution of Internet Explorer. Section two of …

…restrictions on PC manufactures. Microsoft also preinstalled its own web browser on all its PCs and made them uninstallable. Lastly the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court agreed that Microsoft conspired with Internet Access providers and Software developers in order to get a hold of any middleware technologies that would threaten Microsoft's monopoly. ·Microsoft and The Supreme court are currently working out the proposal for final judgment. They is no final settlement at this time.