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WINDOWS XP/.NET:
MICROSOFT'S EXPANDING MONOPOLY

HOW IT CAN HARM CONSUMERS AND WHAT THE COURTS MUST DO TO PRESERVE COMPETITION

CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA
CONSUMERS UNION
MEDIA ACCESS PROJECT
U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP

Dr. Mark N. Cooper
Director of Research
Consumer Federation of America

Christopher Murray
Telecommunications and Internet Counsel
Consumers Union

September 26, 2001

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I. SETTING THE STAGE FOR ANOTHER ANTITRUST BATTLE

A Resounding, Pro-Consumer Ruling Demands A Strong Remedy
To Prevent Future Harm
An Important Antitrust Ruling for the 21st Century
The New Challenge

II. CONSUMER HARM FROM ILLEGAL TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS PRACTICES

Consumer Harm
A History of Anticompetitive Practices
The Illegal Technology and Business Practices

III. THE NEW THREAT TO CONSUMERS AND COMPETITION

WINDOWS XP/.NET
The New and Bigger Bundle of Products
The Anticompetitive Essence of Windows XP/.NET
Déjà vu All Over Again

IV. SPECIFIC ELEMENTS OF THE WINDOWS XP/.NET BUNDLE THAT

VIOLATE ANTITRUST LAW
Restrictive Licenses
Technology Practices
Deception in Defense of Monopoly Violates the Antitrust Laws

V. THE PROBLEM OF AN EXCLUSIVE, PROPRIETARY PASSPORT TO THE INTERNET AS A NEW BASIS OF MONOPOLY POWER

Commercial Leverage
Data Gathering
Privacy Concerns
Conclusion

VI. RESTORING COMPETITION IN THE SOFTWARE MARKET

PRESERVING COMPETITION ON THE INTERNET
The Challenge to a Conduct Remedy
Designing and Implementing Conduct Remedies
Enforcement

Conclusion

ENDNOTES

Download the PDF document from MicroSFot
or from http://www.consumerfed.org

More documents from CFA Consumer Federation of America as of 22.11.2001

http://www.consumerfed.org/microsoftoverview.pdf

http://www.consumerfed.org/antitrustrep.pdf

http://www.consumerfed.org/monopolypower.pdf

http://www.consumerfed.org/ATT180899.pdf

http://www.consumerfed.org/antitrustpr.pdf

http://www.consumerfed.org/msremedies.pdf

http://www.consumerfed.org/jeclet.pdf

http://www.consumerfed.org/bbreport.pdf

http://www.consumerfed.org/logging/currentmonth_06_b.html