Unit 3 Group Assignment BUS305-0504A-05: Economics in a Global Environment Date: October 28, 2005 In this lawsuit, government officials said Microsoft integrated its Web browser, Internet Explorer, with the Windows 95 software program in an attempt to grab market share from rival Netscape Communications Corp. Microsoft was also attempting to purchase the largest companies of home and business financial software Intuit. It was time for the government to step in and put a stop to the major takeovers and try to keep Microsoft from being a “one man show”. This is an appeal from a judgment of the district court (Hon. Thomas Penfield Jackson) holding Microsoft liable for violations of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act of 1890 and various corresponding provisions of state law. The judgment was entered in two consolidated actions, one brought by the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the other by nineteen States and the District of Columbia which launched the antitrust suit, accusing the company of trying to drive competitors out of business.
Market Overview and Capital Needs Currently, Netscape is the market leader in providing a feature rich UI experience for the booming internet market; however, their current business model is unprofitable because they are giving that software away in hopes of cornering the market and creating an ecosystem based around the software – an ecosystem that will be profitable. Their main competition is currently Microsoft who is already bundling their browser software along with their Windows OS, which places accelerated growth pressure on Netscape to innovate and create new products to bundle before Microsoft eats up too much of the market. This brings us to Netscape’s need to raise capital – the pressure from Microsoft is forcing Netscape to raise the bar at a time when they are not yet profitable. Going public provides less risk than pure debt financing because of the added risk brought on by future fixed expenses in the already highly competitive environment. In addition, the large amounts of capital needed to fund their projected growth may be difficult to secure from strictly private investors.
Having trouble using Wikipedia today? That's because the popular crowd-sourced online encyclopedia is participating in an "Internet blackout" in protest of two controversial anti-piracy bills: The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and its Senate companion, the Protect IP Act (PIPA). Pictures: Websites go dark to protest SOPA The bills are intended to strengthen protections against copyright infringement and intellectual property theft, but Internet advocates say they would stifle expression on the World Wide Web. In essence, the legislation has pitted content providers -- like the music and film industries -- against Silicon Valley. CBS Corporation is among the media and entertainment companies that support the legislation.
Meanwhile, the case study of Kodak will supplement to each aspect. The term of ‘disruptive technology’ was first coined by Harvard Business School professor Clayton M. Christensen and he suggested that it is a new technology that unexpectedly replaces the existed technology (Techtarget.com 2006). Carefully speaking, this kind of innovation means another different value network to the existed one and generates a niche market, which will eventually disrupt the existing value network and market (Wikipedia.org 2011). The explanation suggests that the disruptive technology is obviously a threat to the incumbent successful firms. It is undoubted that most successful firms have failed to compete with the entrant firms because of the disruptive technology.
The Microsoft Empire In 1998 and The United States filed civil action law suits against Microsoft Corporation pursuant to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 Sections 1 and 2. It was alleged that Microsoft was abusing it power and monopolizing the market by bundling its Intel based operating system and Internet Explorer web browser [ (Court, 1999) ]. These accusations further alleged that predatory pricing was driving other web browser competitors out of the market. Additionally Microsoft used their leverage to create economies of scale and business barriers of entry; essentially making themselves a single seller and a price maker [ (Antitrust and the internet:, 2007) ]. But was Microsoft intensions unethical and controlling?
Business Ethics Carly Smith DeVry University Abstract The United States has several different laws that are intended to maintain fair, balanced, and competitive business practices to ensure that all business big or small be treated fairly or face persecution for breaking antitrust laws. In this paper I will discuss just a few of the antitrust laws that are currently set in place and businesses must abide by. Companies today are prone to conspiring with its competition to gain a competitive edge in the marketplace. The best example of this is with the giant retailer Apple. Apple recently lost in federal court with the judge ruling that Apple conspired with 5 of the nation’s largest publishing companies for the release of their new
It seems to be a legal blunder that is very straight forward, but becomes a heated debate. It begins with the argument should we prosecute a gamer for stealing via the virtual world? Alex Weiss is correct in saying that prosecution for virtual theft is wrong in the scheme of things, because each player reacts differently to behaviors. Even though a person is a “raider” in a game, it doesn’t make them a criminal in the real world. Weiss opens up his article with, “As a reformed online gaming thief, this ruling makes no sense to me.
China is a Cyberthreat to America Many Americans believe that China is a cyberthreat to America. A cyberthreat is defined as the possibility of a malicious attempt to damage or disrupt a computer network or system. There is a number of reasons many American citizens and government officials feel threatened by China. If China ever successfully hacks into Americas data base systems,there would be a major economic downfall. But some also think that the threats are due to Americas weak cyber policy.
By offering lower prices than on retail stores, this would be to increase customer loyalty and still try to compete with its bigger online competitors. An online subscription based program in which customers could get additional discount coupons and better online-only deals. This would increase profits in sale by sacrificing physical retail stores with virtual stores, while still maintaining the same customer service and top brand products. Best Buy Famous Geek Squad could also benefit by expanding its customer services within an app to make the consumer get more in touch with technology by reporting damages or troubleshooting issues via the app. The subsidiary would benefit by staying closer to its customer and gain their loyalty.
Large businesses are willing to pay dearly for operating systems that support dozens of processors and thousands of users, but a small business would be loathe to pay the same price when all they want is to run a small volume web server. By creating multiple versions with different feature sets, Microsoft is able to maximize their profits by gaining both types of customers. 2. What are the new features or enhancements made to Windows Server 2008? How is Windows Server 2008 different from Windows Server 2003?