The Microsoft Decision: An Anti-trust Revival

Paper Summary:

Microsoft has left an indelible mark on the business community as an innovator of technology, as a fierce competitor and as a stock market juggernaut. In the wake of the June 7th ruling handed down by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson (ordering that Microsoft be split into two companies) the paper argues that we may add to Microsoft's resume monopolistic predator, propagator of unfair business tactics and unrepentant defier of the courts. The paper shows that Microsoft is poised to take its place in history among the litany of other companies similarly forced to split upon scrutiny by the American courts. It shows that the Microsoft decision marks the biggest antitrust ruling since the breakup of AT&T in 1983. The paper shows that the ruling is a bold stroke by the Federal government to combat market monopolization and restraint of trade in the new technological age.

From the Paper:

"Obviously, the outcome of the Microsoft trial indicates a return to a more severe regulatory philosophy on the part of the Federal government. Carroll and Buchholtz remark that throughout the 80s, "the federal government played less and less of a role, especially in terms of monitoring and regulating business"(2000, p. 208). The Microsoft decision marks a definitive reversal of this trend. The Internet has, since its inception, been largely unregulated by the Federal government. And as Microsoft has shown, the repercussions of exploiting the laissez-faire tech-world can be manifold."

More papers on The Microsoft Decision: An Anti-trust Revival:

• Case Study # 114165 : "An Anti-Trust Case"
• Essay # 30855 : "Microsoft and Anti-Trust Issues."
• Analytical Essay # 118185 : "Anti-Trust Law"

APA Citation:

MLA Citation: