kowenicki said:
Less than 33% of their business.... get with the times. Your 90's early 00's view of the world is... as I keep telling you... out of date, becoming boring (every single thread virtually) and no longer relevant. Sony Corp isnt a threat in any way shape or form to MS Corp. They are irrelevant to them. |
Stop projecting what you feel about Sony's ability as to Microsofts judgement. The statements are there as I have shown them numerous times and you've ignored them to rationalize your own image of whats really going on.
All of what you're saying is assumption (outside of the percentage of of Microsofts business part), but I'll take Joachim Kempins words over yours. He was the head of the division and actually worked for them. He already admitted by the Xbox was created and why they eventually took issue with Sony. Thankfully for the People (US) Vs Microsoft, upholding the Sherman Anti-trust act, companies like Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome have a shot. Telling me that 33% of their business is based on the OS is obvious, but their programs are still put on that OS stock when you buy a MS product and there are also other variations of attaining said product. All of those split operations of which Microsoft reported its profits are based on the fact that Microsoft was forced to split its company apart because it was hindering competition.
Microsoft "broke the law"
As part of a strongly worded decision, Jackson said the court "has reluctantly come to the conclusion...that a structural remedy has become imperative: Microsoft as it is presently organized and led is unwilling to accept the notion that it broke the law or accede to an order amending its conduct."
He added that Microsoft "continues to do business as it has in the past and may yet do to other markets what it has already done to the PC operating system and browser markets."
"Has anybody considered what this means for Microsoft's partners and the future of technology?" said Keith Teare, founder and CEO of RealNames.
On the other hand, Carl Yankowski, CEO of Palm, supported a split. "It seems to us that the separation of the OS business from the applications business would create the incentive for each independent business to compete fiercely and fairly on a level playing field."
http://news.cnet.com/Judge-Microsoft-must-be-broken-in-two/2100-1001_3-241578.html
P.S.
One of the reasons why I am so persistent about this is because actually had to focus on this trial while studying monopolies when I was a marketing major. My class had to do reports on companies involved in monopoly suits and assess how its effects unchecked would help or hurt the economy. I just happened to have to be given the assignment of researching the people vs Microsoft.








