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...justify this departure by arguing that consumers deserved a swift resolution to the matter, and that limitations on the software giant’s practices would be sufficient to protect competition in the software industry. That logic, however, has not been borne out by experience. Past efforts at limiting Microsoft??s monopolistic behavior through “conduct remedies”—agreements that force a company to change its practices rather than its structure—have been ineffective at spurring market competition. In 1994, after years of government investigation, Microsoft modified its licensing contract...
...district court found and the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld, the company feared that “middleware” such as Netscape’s browser and Sun’s Java would allow greater freedom to choose alternative operating systems with the same functionality. Microsoft??s decisions to prevent consumers from removing Internet Explorer, to require distributors to give Explorer prominent placement on the desktop, and to subvert the Java standard by building its own proprietary version were intended to support its monopoly position rather than improve the consumer experience...
...cell phone accessible ShuttleGirl was ready instantly. Palm contacted Delvecchio and Karamchandani about a handheld version, and by the end of November, 300 students had ShuttleGirl version 2.0 in their pockets. A version designed for Windows CE, Microsoft??s handheld device, is currently in the works...