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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...finding that Microsoft is a monopoly was a legal no-brainer, once the court accepted the government's narrow definition of the relevant market: PC operating-systems software. If Microsoft--which owns more than 90% of that market--isn't a monopoly, then nobody is. Microsoft tried to argue that its Windows operating system was under constant threat and could be made obsolete at any moment. But the competitors it listed hardly seemed like giant killers. Upstart Linux, the open-source operating system that Microsoft speaks of so fearfully, currently runs less than 3% of all PCs. Even...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft Enjoys Monopoly Power... | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

Then there's the appeal process. "Microsoft gets friendlier audiences from here on," notes Kovacic. The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, which would review Jackson's decision and remedy orders, is the same one that slapped the judge down last year when he ordered Microsoft to offer Windows 95 without the Internet Explorer browser. The Supreme Court is more of a wild card, but its current pro-business tilt suggests the government may get a skeptical hearing. But neither is likely to overturn Jackson's findings of fact...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Microsoft Enjoys Monopoly Power... | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...judge handling the grandmother's petition said one of the men had to move out before he would consider returning Alana. The case has dragged on for months. Divilbiss's lawyer Asa Hoke (whose fees are being paid with Loving More's help) hopes to persuade the court to change its mind since Chris has now moved. Hoke has also appealed the decision on constitutional grounds, arguing that parents should be able to raise their kids without undue interference...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Henry & Mary & Janet &... | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

None of which means, necessarily, that practicing polyamory should be reason enough to lose custody of your child. In the Divilbiss case, four sets of independent, court-appointed experts concluded that Alana should be returned to her mother. They have also recommended counseling for everyone involved...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Henry & Mary & Janet &... | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

What's the worst-case scenario? For Gates, it would be the court-ordered breakup of his company, but the investor might not fare badly. AT&T's spin-offs have consistently beaten the market since the government split that company. Forcing Microsoft to make its Windows source code available, opening it to competition from software writers would sting. But it would also produce incremental licensing revenue. Forcing Microsoft to design Windows to boot up AOL or another Web address would erode its dominance. But PC makers are starting to win that kind of flexibility on their own. It comes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Betting With Bill | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

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