Antitrust in High Tech
Janilsa Alejo de Smith
Antitrust: A White Collar Crime Movie
Wilmington University
Anti-trust: The Movie
Antitrust in general refers to the variety of laws, regulations and court decisions that govern business competition in the United States. It all started with the approval of the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890. Different antitrust laws and regulations have been defined for several industries, and in the late 90s, especially for the technology industry. This is what the Antitrust movie tries to present to the public, just how far one man goes in order to stay ahead of his competition. The whole story starts when a young and smart computer programmer decides to start a high-tech start-up firm based on a great software idea. However, before the company starts, the young programmer, Milo, receives an amazing offer from a giant high-tech company. At this company, he would be part of a team of software engineers trying to create different forms of digital technology to work in harmony.
The giant company where Milo is hired is called N.U.R.V (Never Underestimate Radical Vision). One of the richest and most powerful computer companies on the planet. The corporation’s leader, Gary Winston, is an American business magnate in the pursuit of ingenious, young talent. This is where Milo and Gary Winston cross paths. Milo always admired Gary Winston, and now Gary Winston needs the talent that Milo can bring to his company, Synapse, a media distribution network that can be accessed from anywhere. However, the company desperately needs someone like Milo to get the network up and running by an upcoming deadline. It all start good for the unsuspicious Milo during the beginning of the job, but everything changes when he starts to notice that every time he needs source code to finish his job, Gary gives it to him almost immediately, claiming he had just come up with it. Milo knows how difficult it is to come with source code and he is starting to notice something is not
Antitrust: A White Collar Crime Movie
Wilmington University
Anti-trust: The Movie
Antitrust in general refers to the variety of laws, regulations and court decisions that govern business competition in the United States. It all started with the approval of the Sherman Antitrust Act in 1890. Different antitrust laws and regulations have been defined for several industries, and in the late 90s, especially for the technology industry. This is what the Antitrust movie tries to present to the public, just how far one man goes in order to stay ahead of his competition. The whole story starts when a young and smart computer programmer decides to start a high-tech start-up firm based on a great software idea. However, before the company starts, the young programmer, Milo, receives an amazing offer from a giant high-tech company. At this company, he would be part of a team of software engineers trying to create different forms of digital technology to work in harmony.
The giant company where Milo is hired is called N.U.R.V (Never Underestimate Radical Vision). One of the richest and most powerful computer companies on the planet. The corporation’s leader, Gary Winston, is an American business magnate in the pursuit of ingenious, young talent. This is where Milo and Gary Winston cross paths. Milo always admired Gary Winston, and now Gary Winston needs the talent that Milo can bring to his company, Synapse, a media distribution network that can be accessed from anywhere. However, the company desperately needs someone like Milo to get the network up and running by an upcoming deadline. It all start good for the unsuspicious Milo during the beginning of the job, but everything changes when he starts to notice that every time he needs source code to finish his job, Gary gives it to him almost immediately, claiming he had just come up with it. Milo knows how difficult it is to come with source code and he is starting to notice something is not