Microeconomics 18th Edition by Campbell McConnell, Stanley Brue, Sean Flynn

Exercise 1

IS MICROSOFT A MONOPOLY-WHAT DID THE COURTS CONCLUDE In 2002 a U.S. court of appeals imposed remedies relating to a lower court's findings that Microsoft had a monopoly in personal computer (PC) operating systems and had maintained its monopoly through illegal actions. At the U.S. Justice Department's Web site, www.usdoj.gov, use the DOJ Agencies listing to find Antitrust Division and then Antitrust Case Filings. Locate U.S. v. Microsoft and select District Court filings and then Court's Findings of Fact (11/5/99). On what basis did the court conclude that Microsoft was a monopoly (see Market Share) What was Microsoft's market share of Intel-compatible PC operating systems Of all operating systems, including those of Apple computers What evidence did the court cite in claiming that Microsoft charged above-competitive prices (see Microsoft's Pricing Behavior)