Professor Lisa Epstein September 28‚ 2009 Executive Summary The main problem that Microsoft is having in Europe is with the antitrust ruling. As stated in the case “The immediate issue before the court is whether to uphold the European Commission’s landmark 2004 antitrust decision against Microsoft or to side with Microsoft in its appeal.” (Pearce-Robinson‚ 8-1) The two main issues that the case is about is Microsoft tying their media player in with the operating system and not willing to release
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the world. 2. What are the legal impediments to Microsoft growing its sales in China? What are the political impediments? The legal impediments to Microsoft in China are the laws that are in place to prevent piracy of software but are lightly enforced by the foreign government authorities. This non-action forcing Microsoft to decrease the purchase price of about 200% to stay in competition against the software pirates. Though Microsoft has taken such drastic measures‚ they are still in
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Is Microsoft a monopoly or not? In order to understand if Microsoft is a monopoly one must first know the definition of a monopoly. A monopoly is a firm that is the sole seller of a product that has little or no substitutes. This automatically should arouse many thoughts in the minds of “us” as consumers. For all these years have we been monopolized by a producer of a product just because there were limited sources in the same fields? Yes and no should be the floating answer. Microsoft for years
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Topic Selection Microsoft recently unveiled its prototype‚ Surface‚ their version of a tablet or alternative device to a personal computer. It is questionable how Microsoft‚ a known software company‚ will be able to manufacture and sell a tablet device that is a contender in the marketplace against devices such as the iPad. Thesis: It is critical that Microsoft produce a device that overcomes the limitations of its competitors and adds features that set it apart‚ in order to define itself in
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The Microsoft office platform includes 3 features: Word‚ Excel and PowerPoint. Each program has it own individual characteristics that can be useful to any type of working environment. Microsoft Word is a full-featured word processing program that all you to create many types of personal and business documents‚ including flyers‚ letters‚ memos‚ resumes‚ reports‚ fax cover sheets‚ mailing labels‚ etc. With Word you can easily attach files. It helps you create a “good heading structure.” It ensures
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Effective enforcement of the antitrust laws in order to eliminate restrictions on competition is the prime objective for every competition authority. Our focus is continuously on the most serious violations‚ such as horizontal agreements and concerted practices between competitors. The harm done to consumers and society of such activities is undisputable which need to be curbed. There has been a lot of debate on the merits of criminalization over the last years‚ but there is no clear consensus
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|Microsoft Zune | |Proposal | Background The market for portable music players has been an industry that continues to be innovative and in current years has been dominated by Apple products. Apple has been in the portable music industry since 2001 and the world has been forever changed due to their ever-popular iPod
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Why is criminal behavior an important issue that should be addressed? First of all‚ what is the study of criminal behavior. the study of criminal behavior is to understand the lawbreaker better. This is to find out who the person is and why did they commit the crime. The study of criminal behavior is also to understand how they think‚ so we can figure out what they would do later on and help in catching future offenders. Overall if people learn more about this study then maybe more people will
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Nintendo’s Strategy in 2009: the Ongoing Battle with Microsoft and Sony Assignment Questions 1 What are the defining business and economic characteristics of the video game console industry? What is the industry like? What forces are driving changes in the video game console industry? 2 What is competition like in the video game console industry? Do a five-forces analysis to support your answer. Which of the five competitive forces is strongest? Which is the weakest? Would you characterise
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Available Organization : Microsoft Corporation Industry : Information Technology Countries : USA Abstract: The case examines the charges of gender/racial discrimination and sexual harassment against leading IT company Microsoft. It explores in detail the treatment meted out to female employees in the company’s initial years and the measures Microsoft took to improve the work culture of the organization. The case also discusses the lawsuits against Microsoft that allege racial discrimination
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