Ralph Nader in The New York Daily News

On Technology: Ruling against Microsoft bodes well for competition

The judge’s finding of facts in the Microsoft case are a devastating indictment of the company. The judge found Microsoft responsible for a litany of anti-competitive and illegal practices that have harmed consumers. The 207-page decision is a textbook on the use of monopoly power. Microsoft was seeking to control and monopolize key sectors of the PC software market.
What does this mean for consumers? It means a Reagan-appointed judge agrees with the Justice Department that Microsoft’s actions are anti-competitive and must be reined in. It means Microsoft’s dominance in many markets is often due to underhanded efforts to sabotage rivals rather than to superior products. It means that the introduction of new and innovative products has been retarded and sometimes extinguished by Microsoft, reducing consumer choice.
Mostly, though, it means the government may do something about the Microsoft monopoly. This bodes well for the future of competition and the Internet. Source: New York Daily News Nov 9, 1999

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