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*In 2002 a* *U.S. court of appeals imposed remedies relating to a lower court’s findings that Microsoft had a monopoly in personal computer (PC) operating system and had maintained its monopoly through illegal actions.* *At the U.S. Justice Department’s Web site,* *www.usdoj.gov* <http://www.usdoj.gov/>*,* Click on the *Agencies* on the top of the window, Click on *Antitrust Division* and then on *website* Click on *Antitrust Case Filings* Find *U.S. vs.* *Microsoft* case filings. *Scroll down to District Court filings and find Findings of Fact* In the list of *Findings of Fact* find *Court’s Findings of Fact* *(11/5/99).* *In your initial response to the topic you have to answer **all* * questions:* 1. *On what basis did the court conclude that Microsoft was a monopoly (see “Market Share”)?* 2. *What was Microsoft’s market share of Intel-compatible PC operating system? Of all operating system, including those of Apply computers?* 3. *What evidence did the court cite in claiming that Microsoft charged above-competitive prices (see “Microsoft’s Pricing Behavior”)?* 4. *Reflection – the students also should include a paragraph* *in the initial response* *in their own words reflecting on specifically what they learned from the assignment and how they think they could apply what they learned in the workplace.* *You are expected to make your own contribution in a main topic as well as respond with value-added comments to at least two of your classmates. You are encouraged to respond to other students as well as to your instructor.*