Microsoft's Anti-trust problems started early in 1990 when the FTC (federal trade commission) started investigating them for possible violations of the Sherman and Clayton Anti-Trust Acts which were designed to stop the formation of monopolies. A monopoly is a situation where a single seller or producer supplies a commodity or a service. Operating in an environment where there are no real substitutes for the product or service sold, the monopoly then controls the pricing. Another issue …showed first 75 words of 592 total…

…showed last 75 words of 592 total…Microsoft's with Windows. "As a result, the market for PC-compatible operating systems -- in which Microsoft unlawfully maintained its monopoly -- will not return to a competitive environment, and the mandate of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals will be thwarted"(1) The settlement basically makes it a little more fair for other competing companies. Microsoft still owns their own desktop systems and the still hold the keys to the next generation in computer technology.