Shocking news, shocking news.

Microsoft's camp Dell turned against the water and appeared in court to help Netscape testify.

At this moment, the media was boiling.

At this moment, the world was shocked.

At this moment, countless people who saw the news couldn't believe it.

Everyone knows that Dell has always been a partner of Microsoft, so how could they possibly testify to Netscape?

Some people questioned that this could be fake news, which is not true.

However, when the next series of news came out, everyone could only believe it.

Only after Dell, there are also executives from HP and Compaq, two PC computer manufacturers.

Mark testified to Justice Wilson about how Microsoft forced them to install IE4 when they bought Windows 98. 0 details, which includes a large number of emails, contracts, and other documents. For example, in the correspondence between the two parties provided by Dell to the court, one of Microsoft's vice presidents had made it clear that Microsoft would stop selling Windows 98, XP to Dell if it did not guarantee in writing that it would install IE intact...... System.

In addition, the senior officials of Compaq and HP also provided similar documents, as well as testimonies.

The whole courtroom is full of drama.

Not only were the spectators dumbfounded, but even the representatives of the Microsoft camp were suddenly caught off guard in the face of the sudden backlash of three Microsoft allies. They don't know, next, how they should explain it. It seems that they can't explain it. The appearance of the executives of the three major PC manufacturers already represents the will of the three major PC manufacturers.

As a last resort, they had no choice but to apply to Judge Wilson for another adjournment. However, this time, Judge Wilson did not agree to Microsoft's application, only announcing a two-hour break at noon. In addition, Wilson and the jury agreed that if Microsoft could not explain the testimony of the three witnesses in the afternoon, they would announce the outcome of the entire verdict in the near future.

Yes, Judge Wilson also wants to end this sensational monopoly case in the United States as soon as possible.

Previously, it was dragged by Microsoft and there was no way, but now the key evidence has been found, and there are witnesses from the three major manufacturers.

So, a qiē, that's the end of it.

"Alright, now the court is dismissed."

Judge Wilson struck the hammer hard and announced a temporary break.

However, the rest here, the whole United States, and even the whole world, have become a sensation again at this time.

Many media people are constantly writing articles, and they are passionately talking about the shocking changes in the courtroom.

At the same time, they also began to predict the outcome of this monopoly incident.

Yes, before that, many people were not optimistic about this monopoly incident. Although many people know that Microsoft does have a monopoly. However, regarding the monopoly lawsuit, he is not so easy to judge. In particular, Microsoft is also a giant commercial company. In his own right, he has made tremendous contributions to the entire U.S. government.

However, at this moment, the situation changed after the emergence of key evidentiary witnesses.

Perhaps, at this moment, Microsoft will become one of the next giants to suffer monopoly penalties after IBM.

……

"Dale, are you crazy?"

At the noon adjournment, Bill, who was in an urgent situation, personally made a phone call to Dale.

He originally wanted to come to this court session, but because of the previous times, Microsoft dragged it over without danger. For the third court session, Bill did not come because he had something to do. didn't think about it, it was this time that Bill didn't arrive, and the three major PC manufacturers actually jointly testified to Netscape. When Bill heard the news, he almost collapsed. He felt chilled, why the three major PC manufacturers, which he regarded as firm allies, actually stabbed themselves in the back.

Angry, Bill yelled over the phone.

"Mr. Bill, we're not crazy."

Compared to Bill, Dale is very calm.

"You're not crazy, Dale, you see you, including all of you crazy. You actually broke the agreement, let's say, what benefits did Netscape give you, and you actually testified for them? ”

"I think you misunderstood, Netscape didn't give us any benefits, we volunteered to help them testify. As for what you said about our breach of agreement, hehe, Mr. Bill, I think it's you who broke the agreement. ”

"It's me?"

"What do you mean?"

"Bill, do you want me to remind you? We've been to Foxconn once. ”

"You investigate me."

Bill shuddered.

"It's not an investigation, it's just, Mr. Bill, don't you want to explain your cooperation with Foxconn?"

"Well, I'll explain it to you. We at Microsoft did have contact with Foxconn, but we didn't want to enter the PC space? ”

"Really?"

Dell was clearly not convinced, "So what are you purchasing a lot of PC parts for?" ”

"This ......"

Bill didn't speak, "Dell, this is a Microsoft trade secret, we can't sue you." ”

"Trade secrets, hehe, I'm sorry, Mr. Bill, you keep your secrets, we just did what we had to do."

"You...... Wait a minute. ”

Bill wanted to say something more, but when he heard the prompt of Dudu, the other party had already hung up.

This group of stupid people, is it that we are in contact with Foxconn to enter the PC computer industry?

In fact, Bill didn't want to get into the PC segment.

What he's going to go into is, another field, the slab.

Yes, that's right, it's a very popular tablet in later generations. In fact, in later generations, the tablet was not invented by Apple, and in 2000, Microsoft had the idea of making a tablet. At the same time, there were also tablets at that time. However, at that time, the tablet was relatively large and heavy, and although it was launched, it did not have a particularly large practical effect. Microsoft approached Foxconn just to try out their improved tablets.

It's just a pity that such a secret product, Bill can't sue Sù Dell.

And, even if it was a lawsuit, Bill knew that they would inevitably oppose it.

In any case, a tablet is not a PC computer, but it is also a type of computer.

Two hours, and soon passed.

The court session continued in the afternoon, but the Microsoft camp still couldn't find a reasonable explanation for the afternoon session. Although, they have already made a request to the judge to verify whether the documents of the three people are authentic. However, after Judge Wilson's quick identification of someone, Justice Wilson and the jury made the following judgment.

Under federal law, U.S. antitrust law does not prohibit a monopoly in the market due to a company's genius, but it does prohibit the use of a monopoly on one product to forcibly promote another. While Microsoft says that IE and Windows are "integrated" products, they are actually two separate products. Wilson said that Microsoft has a monopoly in the field of PC operating systems, and that it is using this monopoly to harm consumers and discourage competitors. In addition, Wilson also cited Microsoft's three major crimes.

(1) The operating system has a huge market share;

(2) it is difficult for other enterprises to enter the market;

(3) There is no commercial operating system that can replace Windows.

In the end, Justice Wilson ruled against Microsoft's antitrust case. However, Wilson did not announce the penalty against Microsoft on the same day, citing lack of time. Rather, it said that the punishment would be handed down by a jury three days later.

Shocked, shocked.

It was such a shock.

Microsoft lost, Microsoft really lost.

It was a big deal and it shocked the whole world.

Countless media, newspapers, television, including the Internet, have relayed this message.

Microsoft's defeat has given the media too much imagination and too much information.

Many viewers said that Microsoft's defeat in the antitrust lawsuit gave other IT companies more opportunities.

Some experts also said that Microsoft's defeat in the anti-monopoly case is a judicial victory and a solemn reflection of judicial fairness.

Of course, there are countless friends who don't like Microsoft, but have to use Microsoft products, and they directly opened champagne to celebrate.

They said they looked forward to the day when not only their IE, but the entire antitrust could spread to their operating systems.

In addition, there are some companies that compete with Microsoft, and after Microsoft lost the antitrust lawsuit, they have also begun to draft a lawsuit against Microsoft. ICQ, the famous instant messaging company, said in the media on the same day that they had started preparing for a complaint against Microsoft. In addition, the well-known player company Tongda, also after ICQ, said that they are also making arrangements for this piece. He also said that it is possible to join forces with ICQ to oppose Microsoft's monopoly.

It can almost be said that Microsoft's antitrust defeat has filled the world with excitement.

Regardless of the country, they hate the fact that the world is only able to use Windows. Although they don't know that Windows is indeed better than other operating systems, they still think that perhaps, Microsoft's operating system also has monopolistic behavior. Or, as the Big Three PC vendors testify. Microsoft is a threat and lure through guò, which completes the monopoly of their operating system.

However, while people continue to applaud, many people are also talking about what kind of punishment Justice Wilson will take on Microsoft.

There is speculation that Microsoft will be ordered to immediately stop binding IE.

Others said Microsoft would receive the highest fine ever.

There are many opinions, and no one knows the truth until the results are made public.

However, Zhang Ning, who stayed on the side, participated in this topic with great interest.

In addition, Zhang Ning also wrote a blog post.

According to the blog post, there has been a lot of speculation about what Justice Wilson will impose on Microsoft, with some saying fines and others ordering an explicit stripe ban. However, I don't think this can guarantee that Microsoft will not violate the "antitrust law" again. The best punishment, or rather, not a penalty, is just so that Microsoft doesn't break the Antitrust Law again......

I built yì to split Microsoft in two.