In order to know and understand the term monopoly and whether or not Microsoft was ever considered or still considered a monopoly. One must first define and understand what a monopoly is. According to Bennett, (2016), monopoly is “a market structure characterized by a single seller, selling a unique product in the market. In a monopoly market, the seller faces no competition, as he is the sole seller of goods with no close substitute”. Microsoft is an organization that was accused of being a monopoly. All the videos, articles, and stories showed without a doubt that Microsoft met all the requirements of being a monopoly. The Microsoft case is an example of what not to do when an organization does not want to face accusations of being monopolistic.
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The Sherman Act explicitly outlaws monopolization, and any type of restraint on trade (Hovenkamp, 2005). Through the investigation of Microsoft, it was shown that the company “illegally maintained its operating systems monopoly by including Internet Explorer, the Microsoft Internet browser, with every copy of its Windows operating system software sold to computer makers, and making it technically difficult not to use its browser or to use a non-Microsoft browser” (Monopolization, n.d.). The higher ups within the organization believed they did nothing wrong nevertheless its been proven otherwise. At the time, Microsoft did make a monopoly in the market because their actions made it harder for other companies to buy into the market. Microsoft made it so other companies would have a hard time using and finding a more feasible way to take Microsofts market shares (Monopolization,
The Sherman Act explicitly outlaws monopolization, and any type of restraint on trade (Hovenkamp, 2005). Through the investigation of Microsoft, it was shown that the company “illegally maintained its operating systems monopoly by including Internet Explorer, the Microsoft Internet browser, with every copy of its Windows operating system software sold to computer makers, and making it technically difficult not to use its browser or to use a non-Microsoft browser” (Monopolization, n.d.). The higher ups within the organization believed they did nothing wrong nevertheless its been proven otherwise. At the time, Microsoft did make a monopoly in the market because their actions made it harder for other companies to buy into the market. Microsoft made it so other companies would have a hard time using and finding a more feasible way to take Microsofts market shares (Monopolization,