Microsoft's Monopoly

Microsoft's Monopoly

Today the software market is growing rapidly, despite the many controversies surrounding it. Most of this controversy is centered around Bill Gates's, Microsoft. Some say they are running a monopoly. Claiming they use their wealth and power to control other software companies by trying to persuade larger companies to not sell their products. They dominating smaller companies by buying them out and taking over their products. This has caused many people to be infuriated with what these people consider a monopoly. At the same time, those who disagree that Microsoft is running a monopoly, might propose that Microsoft is competing fairly. They are only out doing their competitors, not dominating them with wealth and power. Microsoft has the best product available since other competitors lack quality. When someone else produces something better, it will become the most widely used. I for one consider Microsoft to be running a monopoly, especially in the software and computer desktop market. To me it appears as though these markets are owned and controlled by this giant company. They are doing this unfairly, using their wealth to do as they please.

Microsoft's monopoly appears to be deceiving to many, but the word is getting out. Many claim they are using unlawful tactics to monopolize the software market. Rumors like this one are seeping out like a broken bucket full of water. There has been many law suits taken out against the software powerhouse, thus one of these contain evidence that Microsoft has violated the rights of its competitors. Deseret News author Anne Gearan writes an article titled "Will Microsoft's own words condemn it?" Within this article, she explains how Microsoft's head executive Bill Gates has discouraged Intel Corporation to not distribute a product called NSP (NSP represents Native signal Processing). This is a computer language that threatens Microsoft's. Gearan says, "Bill Gates had a three hour dinner with the head of Intel Corp. On July 7, 1995 Gates told a Microsoft executive 'the main problem between us (Microsoft & Intel) right now is NSP. We are Trying to convince them basically to not ship NSP." Bill Gates has unintentionally said too much. In his demand to stop Intel from distributing NSP, Gates causes Microsoft to lose the law-suit. In regard to the court case, Gearan claims, "The government found Microsoft guilty of using its money and influence to intimidate computer makers.