The Microsoft Antitrust Case. A Case Study For MBA Students
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This case study discusses briefly the economic and legal issues pertaining to the antitrust case of the United States and a number of States against Microsoft. * Stern School of Business, New York University, New York, NY 10012, (212) 9980864, fax (212) 995-4218, http://www.stern.nyu.edu/networks/, [email protected] Copyright ©, N. Economides
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