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To: Mephisto who wrote (22534)	11/7/1999 10:40:00 PM
From: Rusty Johnson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

United States of America v. Microsoft Corporation Findings of Fact usdoj.gov My apologies if already posted. Skip to ... VI. MICROSOFT'S RESPONSE TO THE THREAT POSED BY SUN'S IMPLEMENTATION OF JAVA VII. THE EFFECT ON CONSUMERS OF MICROSOFT'S EFFORTS TO PROTECT THE APPLICATIONS BARRIER TO ENTRY

To: Mephisto who wrote (22534)	11/8/1999 6:04:00 AM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 64865

MICROSOFT'S POWER IN THE RELEVANT MARKET Microsoft enjoys so much power in the market for Intel-compatible PC operating systems that if it wished to exercise this power solely in terms of price, it could charge a price for Windows substantially above that which would be charged in a competitive market. Moreover, it could do so for a significant period of time without losing an unacceptable amount of business to competitors. In other words, Microsoft enjoys monopoly power in the relevant market. Viewed together, three main facts indicate that Microsoft enjoys monopoly power. First, Microsoft's share for the market for Intel-compatible PC operating systems is extremely large and stable. Second, Microsoft's dominant market share is protected by a high barrier to entry. Third, and largely as a result of that barrier, Microsoft's customers lack a commercially viable alternative to Windows. ****(The Italics are mine.)******** The above is an excerpt from the findings of fact issued Friday by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson in the Microsoft antitrust case You can read Key Sections of Judge's Findings of Fact in The New York Times NATIONAL* Sunday, November 7, 1999, Page 29B*