Case of United States against MicrosoftThe case of United States against Microsoft Corporation was a set of combined civil commitments filed against Microsoft in connection with the Sherman Antitrust Act by the Department of Justice. In the case, the Justice Department alleged that Microsoft abused monopolistic supremacy over PCs in controlling sales of operating systems and Web browser software (Lohr & Brinkley, 2001). The conflict evolved around the integration of Internet Explorer browser software into Microsoft's Windows operating system; a move that was claimed would prevent web browser competitors such as Opera and Netscape from entering the browser market. Microsoft argued that it had no case to answer and claimed that the misfortune was the result of the fierce competition and innovation strategies in its industry (Glader, 2006). The following document aims to analyze the merits generated by the final resolution of the case and outlines the parties who benefited from it and those whose interests were harmed. The attempted settlement between the United States and Microsoft Corporation generated widespread controversy. Numerous critics, especially Microsoft's rivals and competitors in the technology sector, have said that the expected consensus is not enough to punish Microsoft for its alleged crimes. Analyzing the case as an economist, however, leads me to a rather different assumption that settlement is desirable in lieu of further litigation. The intended settlement is a concession that reflects the reality that the conclusion of the hearing would expose Microsoft to an indefinite outcome and jeopardize the government's situation. The government has abandoned several key tenets of the conduct remedies adopted in the original hearing and in... middle of paper... PC manufacturers have that right, which is not limited to Internet Explorer but also serves numerous other software developers software that falls within the description of the middleware agreement.Works CitedCseres, K. (2005). Competition law and consumer protection. London, UK: Kluwer Law International.Evans, D. S. (2002). Microsoft, antitrust and the new economy: selected essays. New York, NY: Springer. Glader, M. (2006). Innovation markets and competition analysis: EU competition law and US antitrust law. Camberley, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.Lohr, S. & Brinkley, J. (2001). United States vs. Microsoft. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.Perritt, H. (2001). Law and the information highway. New York, NY: Aspen Publishers Online. Rubini, L. (2010). Microsoft on trial: Legal and economic analysis of a transatlantic antitrust case. Camberley, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.