War of the worlds.

The government's antitrust case against Microsoft has not been undermined by the recent merger of America Online and Netscape—two of Microsoft's biggest rivals—despite the fact that they are two of the government's key witnesses in the largest antitrust case for a generation. The Department of Just...

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Publicado en:Economist Vol. 349; no. 8096; pp. 15 - 16
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Economist Newspaper Limited November 28 1998
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      ab: The government's antitrust case against Microsoft has not been undermined by the recent merger of America Online and Netscape—two of Microsoft's biggest rivals—despite the fact that they are two of the government's key witnesses in the largest antitrust case for a generation. The Department of Justice has accused Microsoft of bullying behavior and of abusing its position in the personal computer operating system market. However, William Neukom, counsel for Microsoft, contends that the recent merger indicates that the computer industry is constantly in flux, competition is relentless, and no one company can control the supply of technology. However, his argument has no bearing on the legality of previous anticompetitive conduct by the Microsoft. In addition, his argument is further weakened by the fact that the merger will not significantly diminish Microsoft's overwhelming market power.
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