Antitrust Misconduct Issues
The most recent antitrust action taken
against Microsoft is the trial taking place in Washington State. This trial is
based on evidence of antitrust violations uncovered by the DOJ and FTC
investigations that have been taking place since 1990.
One of the issues in this trial is
so-called "Vaporware." It is alleged that Microsoft releases
information on upcoming products early in an unfair attempt to convince users to
wait for their product release, rather than purchasing a competitor's product.