Microsoft Antitrust Case

Microsoft Antitrust Case Since 1998, the Microsoft Corporation has been struggling with an antitrust case against the United States Justice Department. They are being charged with violating aspects of the Sherman Act. This act prohibits companies from using their size and power as a monopoly to expand their positions and take hold of new markets. It is not illegal for a company to be a monopoly, but it is illegal for the company to use their …

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