Menn, Joseph.

Justice Department Drops Effort to Split Up Microsoft. / Joseph Menn and others. - Los Angeles Times Syndicate, 2001. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 79. Business, 1522-3191; .

Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Justice Department Drops Effort to Split Up Microsoft, Sept. 7, 2001; pp. A1+.

"The Justice Department on Thursday [Sept. 6, 2001] abandoned its 16-month effort to split Microsoft Corp., saying instead it will seek a quicker but less dramatic resolution to the epic antitrust battle." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article outlines the government's suit against Microsoft, filed in 1997 and dropped in Sept. 2001, which had accused the computer company of creating a monopoly in the industry.

1522-3191;


Microsoft Corporation.
United States. Department of Justice.


Antitrust law.
Corporate reorganizations.
Monopolies.

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