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...breakup of Microsoft proposed by the Justice Department and the attorneys general of 17 states would be a positive development for the software industry and for the public welfare. Curbing Microsoft's abuse of its monopoly will require a strong structural remedy, and the proposal to create two companies, one selling Microsoft's Windows operating system and the other selling applications such as Office and Internet Explorer, would promote competition in both fields. Despite the concerns that have been raised over such a dramatic penalty, a breakup of Microsoft seems to be the best of the available options...
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...
Sources: Most recent proxy statement, Microsoft; Associated Press
Later, Mafiaboy boasts about his intended victims: "Microsoft will be gone for a few weeks," he says. "I'm thinking something big, maybe whitehouse.gov...
GEEKS' REVENGE Just 25 years ago, these folks (in a '78 photo) were undatable. Look what's become of Microsoft's original staff members--and their estimated worth...