Persecuting Bill.
U.S. trustbusters are right to be concerned about Microsoft's efforts to tighten its hold on the personal computer (PC). Judge Thomas Jackson was probably correct to prevent Microsoft from demanding that PC manufacturers install its Internet browser as a condition for licensing Windows 95. It is t...
| Published in: | Economist Vol. 345; pp. 16 - 17 |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
December 20 1997-January 2 1998
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