Microsoft split ordered: will breakup help or hurt consumers?

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Microsoft Corp's court-ordered breakup will either invigorate the software industry or create additional problems for consumers depending on which side is asked to comment on the ruling by US District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson. Prosecutors are of the opinion that the split will promote a more competitive industry while Microsoft officials, who vowed to appeal the ruling, contend that the punishment is tantamount to a death sentence for Microsoft.

Government regulation (cont)

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Microsoft to unveil tech sharing

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Microsoft is launching a suite of digital technology tools called Next Generation Windows Services on Jun 22, 2000. The new technology promises to give consumers unrestricted access to electronic mail, documents and database information from electronic devices such as personal computers, cellular telephones, hand-held organizers, set-top boxes and electronic books. Ciga Information Group analyst, Rob Enderle, noted that Microsoft's announcement signals its shift from shrink-wrapped software to interactive services and is intended to mollify the financial community.

Product introduction

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Microsoft gutted him, but he's back

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Marc Andreessen, the high-technology whiz kid who was the creator of the navigator, the first commercial Web browser and the co-founder of Nescape Communications has decided to work for Microsoft again. He will be endorsing Microsoft's sweeping new Internet strategy with joiint sales, marketing and licensing efforts. This move comes in the wake of the antitrust case against Microsoft which involved a note from him suggesting illegal collusion with the firm in 1995. Andreessen declares that it is business between him and Microsoft, not personal.

Executive changes & profiles

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