Legal Opinion
United States v. Microsoft Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 14, 1995No. Civ. A. No. 94-1564PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION 1
SPORKIN, District Judge.
The issue before this Court is whether the entry of a proposed antitrust consent decree between Microsoft Corporation and the United States is in “the public interest.”2 Microsoft is the world’s largest developer of computer software. On July 15, 1994, the Government filed a complaint charging Microsoft with violating Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. 15 U.S.C. §§ 1-7 (1973). On the same day the parties filed a proposed consent judgment.3
I. Background
The Government filed the complaint and proposed judgment after a four-year…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- International Salt Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- King v. St. Vincent's HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- United States v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 1983
- Hartford-Empire Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- United States v. United Shoe MacHinery Corp.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1953
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Gravity Inc v. Microsoft CorpCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
- United States v. Microsoft Corporation. United States of America v. Microsoft CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1995
- Covad Communications Co. v. Bell Atlantic Corp.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2005
- United States v. Microsoft Corp.District Court, District of Columbia · 1997
- In Re Microsoft Corp. Antitrust LitigationDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2010
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