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| Author: | Spinello, R. A. |
| Title: | The Case Against Microsoft: an Ethical Perspective |
| Journal: | Business Ethics
2003 : APR, VOL. 12:2, p. 116-132 |
| Index terms: | ETHICS ANTITRUST MONOPOLY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | This paper discusses the complex Microsoft anti-trust trial and the company's questionable behavior during the browser wars with Netscape. It reviews the essentials of the legal case against Microsoft along with the company's efforts to refute the charges against it, including the presumption of monopoly power. After laying the groundwork by providing conceptual background on the notion of fair competition, the paper turns to an ethical analysis of Microsoft's conduct. The author concludes that Microsoft's behavior was excessively opportunistic during the browser wars. The company did not compete constructively or positively, but instead sought to undermine the competitive process. It also developed biased software code that tilted the playing field in its direction. |
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