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Funny what the threat of a government-sponsored breakup will do to whet a company's appetite for compromise. According to Sunday?s Washington Post, Microsoft has drafted a plan designed to address many of the primary charges brought by the government's antitrust case, while keeping the company whole. If the counteroffer is accepted, its provisions would essentially rewrite the company's disclosure and marketing policies. Among the terms of the offer: Consumers would be able to purchase PCs with Windows operating systems and without Internet Explorer; the company would not require computer makers to promote Microsoft products over...
...anyone who's kept an eye on this case knows, this attitude signifies a novel approach for Microsoft. Throughout the course of the government's antitrust investigation, the software giant has publicly struck something of a confrontational stance, defiantly rejecting criticism, staunchly defending the legality of company initiatives and pursuing business as usual back in Redmond. Sunday's reports of compromise, however, suggest that behind the scenes Gates et al. may have acknowledged not only the strength of the government's case, but also the growing tide of anti-Microsoft feeling among consumers...
While a breakup is a harsh punishment, it is unclear whether anything weaker would effectively deter Microsoft from continuing its monopolistic practices. Conduct remedies that left Microsoft structurally intact but placed rules on its behavior would likely be evaded by the software giant; the antitrust case grew out of Microsoft's circumvention of a consent decree not to bundle Internet Explorer with Windows. Imposing permanent regulations on Microsoft's actions would thus require constant judicial monitoring (and constant appeals from Microsoft) to ensure compliance...
NAME, TEAM Paul Allen, Microsoft SOLD* $3.8 billion CURRENT** $17 billion INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Co-founder dumps some shares ahead of antitrust ruling...
...campaign to stop Legend came even as American faced charges by the Department of Justice for antitrust violations against three other start-up airlines. Now American is battling Legend on the fledgling's home turf. Beginning this week, American plans to offer its own upscale flights from Love with 56 spacious seats. "We will provide a competitive product from Love field," says an American spokesman...