The Federal Trade Commission was the first to follow up the investigation in and ended with no penalty in And in , the DOJ and 20 states charged Microsoft to court with claims of abusing antitrust competitive practices allowed by the Sherman Antitrust Act sections 1 and 2. The trial began on May 18, , with the stated allegations, but got worst for Microsoft in October the same year when the DOJ further sued the company for violating a consent decree.
The new allegation claims that Microsoft is forcing its Internet Browsers on computer makers by incorporating it into Windows operating system. Microsoft argued that the addition of new features and functions to Windows are legally approved by Court of Appeals rule on June 23, Hence, its competition with Netscape was fair and not an anti-competition act. Microsoft also argued not to hold the power of monopoly in the operating system market since any competitor could take over its leadership position at any time.
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That has led to investigations which are expected to come to a head in early July when Almunia has set a deadline for Google to respond to a number of questions about its competitive tactics and strategy. Microsoft alleged that Google was demanding unreasonable fees to license its technologies and asking courts to pull Microsoft products from shelves if it did not pay up.
Google shot back in May with a similar request for the commission to again investigate Microsoft. Many observers say companies such as Apple, Google and Microsoft are increasingly acting as "patent trolls," using the legal and regulatory systems as tools to thwart competitors as part of their wider struggle for market share. Almunia said in February: "The Commission will continue to keep a close eye on the behavior of all market players in the sector, particularly the increasingly strategic use of patents.
Both Samsung and Motorola — now owned by Google — are under investigation by Almunia's office over questions about whether they abused control of essential patents in order to restrict sales of products respectively from especially Apple and Microsoft.
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