The Microsoft Antitrust Case A Case Study For MBA Students by Nicholas Economides* Revised April 2003 Abstract This case study discusses briefly the economic and legal issues pertaining to the antitrust case of the United States and a number of States against Microsoft. * Stern School of Business‚ New York University‚ New York‚ NY 10012‚ (212) 9980864‚ fax (212) 995-4218‚ http://www.stern.nyu.edu/networks/‚ neconomi@stern.nyu.edu Copyright ©‚ N. Economides 2 Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5
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The facts of the case 18 States and the Justice Department brought suit against Microsoft to "eliminate Microsoft’s unlawful practices‚ to avoid recurrence of similar practices and to restore the competitive threat that middleware products posed prior to Microsoft’s unlawful conduct. The procedural history of the case Microsoft grew the government’s attention in 1991‚ because word was that it was abusing its monopoly in the PC operating system market. The government had the FTC conduct an inquiry
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Microsoft is a world leader in the PC industry and has $36.2 billion of cash. However‚ sales of PC would not last forever! The PC industry which is in its fourth decade shows signs of saturation and maturity (exhibit 13 in case). Launching XBOX allowed Microsoft to drive a revolution in digital entertainment and deliver the future of experience. The decision taken by Microsoft lead to its diversification in gaming consoles and online gaming industry. The diversification allowed Microsoft to utilize
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Apple vs. Microsoft By Teka Lee Professor Miles ITE 119 11 October 2012 Outline Thesis: Apple’s website differs from Microsoft’s website in the homepage‚ navigation‚ and consistency. I. First‚ Apple’s homepage differs from Microsoft’s homepage. A. Apple 1. Appearance 2. Main ad 3. Space B. Microsoft 1. Appearance 2. Main ad 3. Space C. Therefore‚ the differences in Apple’s and Microsoft’s homepage are significant. II. Second‚ Apple’s
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Bryant Ri’chard 11-22-2010 Sheri Easton-Long 6 P.M. Apple vs. Microsoft Apple (formerly known as Macintosh) and Microsoft‚ without a doubt‚ produce the largest operating systems in the world OS X Lion and Windows 7. With Apple bringing in $20 billion and $4billion in profit‚ and Microsoft bringing in $62.48 billion and $18.76 billion in profit‚ there’s no doubt that these two super giants are going down anytime soon. Even though they are both huge companies that relatively offer the same products
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Study on Organizational structure and Leadership style of Biocon Limited Contents Introduction of Biocon 2 Introduction to Organisational structures 3 Introduction to Leadership styles 4 Article Reviews 5 Organizational Structure Literature 5 1. Innovations in Organizational structure 5 2. Exploring the relationship between organization structure and perceived innovation in the Manufacturing Sector in India 6 3. Organization Design 7 Leadership Literature 11 1. At the end of the road
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hired‚ why do people work so hard at Microsoft? What motivates them? Answer: First‚ the culture of Microsoft. As the vision Gates mentioned: a computer on every desk in every home‚ running on Microsoft software‚ spirited many young to work hard. Second‚ rigorous and firm recruiting policy and process. As Ballmer said‚ “ We want people who are smart‚ who work hard‚ and who get things done.” Third‚ Challenging work assignments and tasks. Microsoft believed that individuals were best developed
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Page 1 of 2 Microsoft: Who We Are Mission and values student exercise Using the statement of mission and values on the following page‚ answer the following questions: 1. Which human resource management functions are identified in the mission and values of Microsoft? Which functions are missing? 2. How does the HR department influence how Microsoft wants to do business? 3. Re-read the document and replace “customer” and “people” with “employee.” Answer the following questions: a. What quality products
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icrosoftChapter 7 Telecommunications‚ the Internet‚ and Wireless Technology 315 Google‚ Apple‚ and Microsoft Struggle for Your Internet Experience CASE STUDY r w ’ I I are in an epic struggle to dominate your ‚ n what looks like a college food fight‚ the three Internet titans-Google‚ Microsoft and Apple- can listen to music and watch videos 24/7? It’s no surprise‚ then‚ that today s tech titans are so aggressively battling for control of this brave new ’ Internet experience
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Case Analysis 1) Who should Microsoft have targeted at the launch of the Tablet PC & why? Before discussing who Microsoft should have targeted‚ we have to look at the strengths and weaknesses of the product. The success of any strategy depends on being able leverage the most of the strengths and rely less on the weaknesses. The strengths of Microsoft were its brand‚ distribution channel‚ existing enterprise user base and large resources. The risks involved those related to new product development
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