The Microsoft Case

• What is the accusation against Microsoft?
• What is a monopoly?
  • What are the benefits of a monopoly?
  • What are the drawbacks?
  • Does anyone know about the ATT monopoly?
  • What other monopolies exist?
• What can someone gain by holding a monopoly
  • Pricing
  • Control
  • Other
• Is a monopoly legal?
  • The right of congress to regulate interstate commerce
  • The Sherman Antitrust Act
• How is the timeline related to the government?
• What remedies can/should be instituted?
  • Nothing
  • Fines/ Imprisonment
  • Break the company into parts
  • Open the code
  • Others
• What benefit will you see?