Microsoft vs. the Justice Department
Subtitle: playing monopoly
Contributors: Ballmer, Paul; Barksdale, Jim; Klein, Joel; Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Publisher: Films for the Humanities and Sciences
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Princeton, N.J
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Number of pages: 18
Subjects: Documentary television programs; Internet service providers; Computer software industry; Competition; Monopolies; Microsoft Corporation
Other titles: Playing monopoly.; News hour with Jim Lehrer (Television program)
Description: In this program Bill Gates, Paul Ballmer and other Microsoft executives square off against their opponents including Netscape CEO Jim Barksdale and Asst. Attorney General Joel Klein to discuss the allegations that Microsoft has made predatory use of its monopoly power to stifle its competition. Microsoft's integration of it's Web browser, Internet Explorer, into Window's core code, makes the choice of competitive programs difficult. There is also a growing concern that by manufacturing Internet Explorer with pre-selected Microsoft-centric hyperlinks, Microsoft will become the de facto keeper of the gateway to cyberspace.
Notes: Videocassette release of a 1998 segment of the television program The News hour with Jim Lehrer.

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