Copyright © 2026 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.https://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=21283 The original version can be found at http://www.techstocks.com/~wsapi/investor/newsletter-65-1 To get The Internet Financial Connection newsletter e mailed to you for FREE, send an e mail to <mailto:ifc-request@mLists.net> and write "subscribe" in the body of the letter. May 22, 1998 Will Microsoft Emerge Victoriously? The boys in Washington DC seem to have a lot of time on their hands lately. When the software giant Microsoft was asked to include arch rival Netscapes software to be in the upcoming Windows 98 negotiations between the DOJ (Department of Justice) and Microsoft fell apart. The DOJ also concludes that "Microsoft intends now unlawfully to tie its Internet browser software to its new Windows 98 operating system, the successor to Windows 95" and "it will continue to misuse its operating system monopoly to artificially exclude browser competition and deprive customers of a free choice between browsers." A list of the charges can be found at usdoj.gov. The DOJ has a list of some other charges about how unfair Microsoft is and was with computer manufactures. The main charge that the DOJ is charging Microsoft with is VERY WEAK if not, just plain down right stupid. The lawsuit is focusing around the integration of Microsofts web browser into into their Windows 98 software. Microsoft has always bundled products together from themselves as well as other companies. To put down Microsoft directly, I'm sure that they use their muscle very frequently to get what they want. I hear from many people that have directly dealt with them that Microsoft does use their muscle and it is hard to work with them in many instances. If the DOJ had any sort of common sense they would focus on how they use their muscle and not how Microsoft trys to improve their products. A large portion of the suit deals with how Microsoft throws their weight around. Where were the States and the DOJ when Microsoft bundled their Spell Checker with the Windows operating system? Now that many States have been successful at suing the tobacco companies, many States have also filed suits against Microsoft. The States suit against Microsoft can be found by clicking here. What I find really troublesome is that the States could spend their time more wisely. A quote from the suit against the states says, "In addition to bundling IE (Internet Explorer) with Windows, Microsoft has also bundled a number of other applications with Windows 98. These applications include, but are not limited to, Outlook Express, an e-mail client application. These applications are separate products from Windows, each with consumer demand distinct from demand for an operating system. Competition exist for these applications. Microsoft's bundling of these applications with Windows will foreclose a significant amount of competition in the markets for these applications." I will ...https://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttps://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=2128338013210