I. Definitions
A. Operating
System
B. Platform
C. Installed
Base
D. Appliction
Programming Interfaces (API's)
E. Solutions
F. Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's)
G. ISV's
H. ISP's
I.
ICP's
II. Players in the World of Microsoft
A. DrDOS
B. Intuit
(Quicken)
C. Netscape
D. Java
E. Intel
F. Compaq
G. Spyglass
H. America
Online
III. Microsoft Anti-Trust - The
Law
A. Microsoft's
Consent Decree (Injunction)
B. Anti-trust
law
1. Sherman Act
2. Why DOJ thinks Microsoft is violating laws
IV. The issues and arguments involved
in U.S. v. Microsoft
A. Are
Internet Explorer Technologies an integrated element of Windows '98?
1. U.S.: No, they are separate products.
2. Microsoft: Yes, they are one product.
B. Does
the inclusion of Internet Explorer Technolgies in Windows '98 benefit consumers
and and softare vendors?
1. U.S.: No, it hurts them in the long run.
2. Microsoft: Yes, and exclusion hurts them.
C. Does
Netscape have numerous available channels of distribution for its web browsing
software and is it using them
successfully?
1. U.S.: No, Microsoft is preventing it from doing
so.
2. Microsoft: Yes, Netscape has been and continues
to be very successful.