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=== Microsoft corporation ===

Microsoft faced significant antitrust scrutiny in the late 1990s over its dominance of personal computer operating systems and web browsers. The U.S. Department of Justice alleged that Microsoft maintained monopoly power in PC operating systems and used this power to unlawfully tie its Internet Explorer web browser to Windows, disadvantaging competitors like Netscape Navigator.

[[Microsoft]] faced significant antitrust scrutiny in the late 1990s over its dominance of personal computer operating systems and web browsers. The U.S. Department of Justice alleged that Microsoft maintained monopoly power in PC operating systems and used this power to unlawfully tie its Internet Explorer web browser to Windows, disadvantaging competitors like Netscape Navigator.

A 2000 court decision ordered Microsoft to be split into two separate companies, one for operating systems and one for software applications, though this penalty was ultimately overturned on appeal. They instead reached a settlement with the DOJ that imposed behavioral restrictions but preserved the company's structural integrity. This case highlighted how technology companies could achieve monopoly power through network effects and platform control rather than traditional barriers to entry.

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 === Microsoft corporation ===
-Microsoft faced significant antitrust scrutiny in the late 1990s over its dominance of personal computer operating systems and web browsers. The U.S. Department of Justice alleged that Microsoft maintained monopoly power in PC operating systems and used this power to unlawfully tie its Internet Explorer web browser to Windows, disadvantaging competitors like Netscape Navigator.
+[[Microsoft]] faced significant antitrust scrutiny in the late 1990s over its dominance of personal computer operating systems and web browsers. The U.S. Department of Justice alleged that Microsoft maintained monopoly power in PC operating systems and used this power to unlawfully tie its Internet Explorer web browser to Windows, disadvantaging competitors like Netscape Navigator.
 A 2000 court decision ordered Microsoft to be split into two separate companies, one for operating systems and one for software applications, though this penalty was ultimately overturned on appeal. They instead reached a settlement with the DOJ that imposed behavioral restrictions but preserved the company's structural integrity. This case highlighted how technology companies could achieve monopoly power through network effects and platform control rather than traditional barriers to entry.