WASHINGTON, June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is the statement of Ken
Wasch, President of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA)
following the Court of Appeals decision regarding the Microsoft anti-trust
trial handed down today.
We applaud the Court of Appeals decision today in finding that Microsoft
possesses monopoly power, and that Microsoft repeatedly and unlawfully used
its monopoly power in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. (Opinion,
page 35.) The Court found that the Justice Department demonstrated harm to
competition and that Microsoft's explanation for its exclusive dealings were
woefully inadequate. (Opinion, page 47.)
The Court of Appeals has now joined the U.S. Department of Justice, the
District Court, and most of the information technology industry in recognizing
that Microsoft's business practices are not just business as usual, but rather
a clear and demonstrated violation of red letter law.
Over the course of this trial, Microsoft has reinforced its monopoly
position, on the desktop and beyond. Microsoft's pattern of behavior must be
broken if we are to protect consumers and restore competition and innovation.
The Court recognized that the passage of time or changes in technology will
not solve this problem, as Microsoft claims. Rather, it will take strong
action to restore competition and deny Microsoft, as the law requires, the
ability to continue to benefit from its illegal practices.
On remand, we expect the U.S. Justice Department to take the Court's
decision to heart and propose remedies that will prevent Microsoft from
leveraging the monopoly in the Windows operating system into other products
and services. In addition, the Court is asking the Department of Justice to
explain how the remedies proposed will undo and prevent the unlawful acts.
The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) is the principal
trade association of the software code and information content industries.
SIIA represents more than 1,000 leading high-tech companies that develop and
market software and electronic content for business, education, consumers and
the Internet. For further information, visit http://www.siia.net .
CONTACT: Ken Wasch, President of SIIA, 202-452-1600, ext. 310.
SOURCE Software & Information Industry Association
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