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to clip Bill s wings and allow more competition into the world of operating systems, and application software. There can be little doubt or argument that Gates is a very competitive individual, and should he prevail, he would more than likely maintain his dominant position in the industry. Also, Microsoft s competitors are certainly ruined, as is software innovation. On the other hand, many believe that Gates is a big productivity savior – - because Microsoft s operating system has proven to be highly efficient. The primary operating system in question has to do with the browser. In less than a year, Microsoft s browser market share jumped from 20% to 43%, while Netscape, its closest competitor s share, fell from 80% to 57%. The Justice Department said that Microsoft is

unfairly leveraging Window s 95, which is used in 90% of PCs. To chip away at Netscape’s lead in the browser market. The DOJ charged that Microsoft violated a 1995 Consent Decree by forcing computer makers to install its Internet Browser software along with its Window s 95 operating system. On December 11, 1997, a Federal Judge supported the position of Justice and ordered Microsoft to immediately stop this practice. The case centers on whether Window s 95 and Internet Explorer (IE) are two separate products and that Microsoft is improperly bundling or a truly integrated product. Even to this date Microsoft and the DOJ have reached no settlement and Microsoft has integrated the browser into it s newest signature product, Window 98. The new integration of OS and browser seems to

exhibit a sign of victory for Microsoft. 38f