#PCCLONE EX LITE FAILING SOFTWARE#

A Personal Computer ('PC') is a computer designed for use by one person at a time. ¶¶ 6, 14, 22, 35 (Microsoft is also dominant in a number of applications, including office productivity suites).ĥ. See infra Part II (Microsoft possess monopoly power in operating systems).

#PCCLONE EX LITE FAILING SOFTWARE#

Microsoft software dominates critical sectors of that industry. The personal computer industry, which has seen tremendous growth over the last decade, is an important, robust sector of the United States economy. Microsoft, among other things, licenses operating system and application software for personal computers. Microsoft licenses computer software throughout the United States and elsewhere and delivers operating systems to computer manufacturers and others across states lines and international borders, and its business has had a substantial effect on interstate commerce.Ĥ. Microsoft's principal business is the licensing of computer software, which it conducts on a world-wide basis. Defendant Microsoft Corporation ('Microsoft') is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Washington with its headquarters in Redmond, Washington.ģ.

Trial began on October 18, 1998, and concluded on June 26, 1999.Ģ. The actions were consolidated, and expedited discovery ensued. §§ 1 & 2, and the antitrust and consumer protection laws of the respective plaintiff States. On May 18, 1998, plaintiffs the United States and twenty States and the District of Columbia filed actions against defendant Microsoft Corporation, alleging violations of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.

Pcclone ex lite failing