Title
Microsoft and the Antitrust Laws in the Digital Age: the Browser Wars and Beyond
Author
Gary L Benton, Coudert Brothers
Date
1/01/2005
(Original Publish Date: 2000)
(Original Publish Date: 2000)
Abstract
A recurring question raised in public debate over the legal battle between the government and Microsoft is whether the U.S. antitrust laws, the laws which regulate business competition in the U.S., are too antiquated to provide any value in the modern world of digital technology. The popular argument that the antitrust laws are outmoded has no merit. The antitrust laws encourage innovation and give consumers freedom of choice in the digital age.