On March 3, 1999 Bill Gates will testified before the United States Senate Judiciary Committee to defend Microsoft against-anti trust charges. Prior to Gates's testimony, activist Ralph Nader will be mobilizing his "public citizens" to condemn Microsoft's practices....
Q: Don't consumers have a right to buy Microsoft Windows without Internet Explorer? Does not Microsoft's bundling of their products (i.e., Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Windows) into one package disrupt a person's right to only have to pay for products he...
I frequently read condemnations of Microsoft. It would be futile to put myself in the position of the Simpson prosecution, lending credibility to fantasies by treating them seriously. But some accusations have a surface plausibility, particularly to readers not versed...
The following question was emailed to Glenn Woiceshyn, by an ABC reporter, regarding the government's assault on Microsoft. Reprinted below is Glenn's reply.Q: What do you think of the latest addition of Bob Dole and Robert Bork to the anti-Microsoft team? Do you...
Monopoly is a market or part of a market reserved to the exclusive possession of one or more sellers by means of the initiation of physical force.
One reader has wondered whether the recent attacks on Microsoft stem from the fact that software intellectual property rights are not predominantly protected by patent law, but rely in part on copyright law. The reader said this in context of a suggestion that...
Envy has destroyed great men in the past, and it might destroy a great man today.
Bill Gates, Microsoft's founder and Chairman, had to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee this week because his competitors, the government, and his other foes have manipulatively vilified him. They unjustly characterize Microsoft's dominance in computing as...
The grassroots petition ended up receiving over 30,000 online signatures as part of an initiative launched by Mark Da Cunha for the Moral Defense of Microsoft.
In 1988, Microsoft offered manufacturers of personal computers a considerable discount on the licensing fees they pay to install MS-DOS and Windows operating system on new PCs prior to their leaving the factory. In exchange it required manufacturers to pay for each...
The suit against Microsoft by the U.S. Department of Justice is, in fact, a grave act of injustice. To understand this, it is necessary to look at the background and legal context of this case. America' antitrust laws are highly ambiguous. They create offenses for...
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently accused Microsoft of violating U.S. antitrust laws, and asked a federal court to fine Microsoft an unprecedented 1$ million per day until the "violations" cease. Microsoft's "crime" was to include its Internet Explorer...
All Antitrust Law Should Be Repealed.
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