Word: microsoft
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Expanding on comments he issued the day of the decision, Klein said Microsoft was able to dictate to computer manufactures what software they could and could not include with their computers...
...said their tactic was simple: they manipulated the price of the Windows operating system to punish reluctant computer companies into complying with Microsoft policies...
Klein also faced criticism that technology improves so quickly the legal system cannot keep pace--changes in web browser and software technology may render any Microsoft remedy obsolete as soon as it is implemented...
...Though Microsoft may have already won the browser war with Netscape, Klein says, its omnipresent operating system still gives tremendous leverage against future innovations...
...having caught the eye of Bill Gates, who's currently bracing for the punishment phase against his company, which was found guilty of monopoly tactics two weeks ago. According to the New York Times, Gates moved decisively and secured Reed's services as a key strategist for the ongoing Microsoft barrage of self-defense. Reed's responsibilities? To bend Bush's ear in favor of easing up on the software giant if and when Dubya takes office...