Microsoft Corporation's Antitrust Laws

In May of 1998, Microsoft Corporation was charged with violating parts of the Sherman act through a civil antitrust action, which would take place in the district court. This case was brought about by the 20 states of the US and by the District of Columbia. Since Microsoft was such a large corporation, there was a five-day period where they would make certain information confidential to the public in order to protect trade secrets from getting out. “The Microsoft
Corporation violated the nation’s antitrust laws through predatory and anticompetitive behavior and kept “an oppressive thumb on the scale of competitive fortune,” a federal judge ruled today”
(Brinkley, NY Times). Microsoft was creating a monopoly through their software by stifling