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Asked by Maxine Wiebenga on Jul 22, 2024

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Which of the controversial business practices, resale price maintenance, predatory pricing, or tying, was a part of a long-running antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft and why?

Antitrust Lawsuit

A legal action taken against parties alleged to have violated antitrust laws, aimed at promoting competition and preventing monopolies.

Resale Price Maintenance

A practice where a manufacturer and its distributors agree on the selling prices of the products to end customers.

Predatory Pricing

A strategy whereby a dominant company temporarily reduces prices to a level that is unprofitable for competitors in order to drive them out of the market.

  • Recognize commercial behaviors that may infringe upon antitrust regulations, such as below-cost pricing, mandatory product bundling, and similar activities.
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Adrianna TurciosJul 25, 2024
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The government accused Microsoft of tying sales of its Internet browser to it Windows operating system. The government claimed that Microsoft was illegally bundling the two products in order to expand its market power into the area of Internet browsers.

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