... Microsoft case , and for those contemplating mergers in the software or hardware industry , the SGI precedent of opening up APIs is worthy of note . Although the FTC action can be criticized on a number of grounds , including the fact ...

... Microsoft. A major issue was whether Microsoft used its control of MS-DOS and Windows to disadvantage rival software ... FTC staff recommended that formal action be taken, but the commissioners twice deadlocked 2-2 on votes, ending ...

... FTC has been criticised in relation to its decision in this case , in that one of the main bases of the decision ... Microsoft's software licensing regime was investigated as part of potential abuse of its dominance in the software ...

... and confidentiality of consumer information , such failure amounted to an unfair or deceptive act under the FTCA . As part of the agreement and consent order with the FTC , Eli ... FTC alleged that Microsoft failed to 24 CHAPTER 3.

... Microsoft case is one example. In 1994, the FTC began an inquiry into whether Microsoft was abusing its monopoly on personal computer operating systems by tying its web-browser, Internet Explorer, to its operating system and making it ...

... and Bush administrations. FTC hands Microsoft probe to Justice The Department of Justice's Antitrust Division will pick up where the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) left off in its antitrust investigation of Microsoft Corp. The division ...

... Microsoft, our Federal Trade Commission met in February and took no action — not even a slap on the wrist. Now, some of us are just plain sore that Bill Gates is richer than we are. But maybe the FTC ... vs. WordPerfect's 55 percent ...

... Microsoft's success is healthy NEWS POSTAL INFORMATION: Second-class postage paid at San Mateo, CA and additional ... FTC to what was written in the past two weeks about the FTC's decision not to follow up on its investigation of ...

... and Consumer Rights. Senator Herb Kohl August 12 , 2008 Page 2 Google For example , in connection with Google's acquisition of DoubleClick , Microsoft made submissions to the Federal Trade Commission asserting that the relevant market ...

... Microsoft Corp., Rockefeller's Standard Oil Co. controlled about 90% of the market in the early 1900s. And, like ... FTC's antitrust investigation in the early ket forces. Since the 1984 AT&T Corp. breakup, the seven Baby Bells ...