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* Placeware (virtual meeting service)- $200 million estimate

* Groove- $171 million

===Legal Battles===

In 1990, the US Federal Trade Commission started investigating Microsoft's business relationship with IBM suspecting the company of possible violations of the Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts. The Federal Trade Commission's inquiry lasted for more than three years.<ref>[http://www3.luc.edu/law/academics/special/center/antitrust/colloquium/pdfs/gavilfirst_chap2.pdf Andrew I. Gavil & Harry First:Microsoft’s Early Encounters with the U.S. Antitrust System]</ref>

In 1994,the U.S. Department of Justice investigated Microsoft regarding allegations that the company is involved in monopolistic practices in the PC software market.<ref>[http://library.thinkquest.org/22522/timeline4b_en.html Computer Chronicles]</ref> The investigation was triggered by the complaints filed by Novell, a software company agains Microsoft for allegedly monopolizing the word processing and spreadsheet market.<ref>[http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Opinions/Novell%20Opinion%2030mar10.pdf Novell vs. Microsoft]</ref>

In 1998, the Justice Department filed charges against the company for allegedly engaging in a pattern of anticompetitive acts.<ref>[http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/1998/1764.htm]</ref> Microsoft allegedly violated a 1994 consent decree regarding the licensing of the Windows operating system to computer manufacturers, and violations of Section 1 and Section 2 of the Sherman Act for illegal business practices and for illegally protecting and extending the Windows software monopoly respectively.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec98/microsoft_11-12a.html U.S. vs Microsoft]</ref>

~~===Legal Battles===~~

The U.S. Department of Justice started to investigate Microsoft Corp., regarding allegations of monopolistic practices in the PC software market.<ref>[http://library.thinkquest.org/22522/timeline4b_en.html Computer Chronicles]</ref> In 1997 and 1998,the US Department of Justice alleged that Microsoft violated a 1994 consent decree regarding the licensing of the Windows operating system to computer manufacturers, and violations of Section 1 and Section 2 of the Sherman Act for illegal business practices and for illegally protecting and extending the Windows software monopoly respectively.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec98/microsoft_11-12a.html U.S. vs Microsoft]</ref>

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 * Placeware (virtual meeting service)- $200 million estimate
 * Groove- $171 million
+===Legal Battles===
+In 1990, the US Federal Trade Commission started investigating Microsoft's business relationship with IBM suspecting the company of possible violations of the Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts. The Federal Trade Commission's inquiry lasted for more than three years.<ref>[http://www3.luc.edu/law/academics/special/center/antitrust/colloquium/pdfs/gavilfirst_chap2.pdf  Andrew I. Gavil & Harry First:Microsoft’s Early Encounters with the U.S. Antitrust System]</ref>
+In 1994,the U.S. Department of Justice investigated Microsoft regarding allegations that the company is involved in monopolistic practices in the PC software market.<ref>[http://library.thinkquest.org/22522/timeline4b_en.html Computer Chronicles]</ref> The investigation was triggered by the complaints filed by Novell, a software company agains Microsoft for allegedly monopolizing the word processing and spreadsheet market.<ref>[http://www.mdd.uscourts.gov/Opinions/Opinions/Novell%20Opinion%2030mar10.pdf Novell vs. Microsoft]</ref>
+In 1998, the Justice Department filed charges against the company for allegedly engaging in a pattern of anticompetitive acts.<ref>[http://www.justice.gov/atr/public/press_releases/1998/1764.htm]</ref> Microsoft allegedly violated a 1994 consent decree regarding the licensing of the Windows operating system to computer manufacturers, and violations of Section 1 and Section 2 of the Sherman Act for illegal business practices and for illegally protecting and extending the Windows software monopoly respectively.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec98/microsoft_11-12a.html U.S. vs Microsoft]</ref>
-===Legal Battles===
-The U.S. Department of Justice started to investigate Microsoft Corp., regarding allegations of monopolistic practices in the PC software market.<ref>[http://library.thinkquest.org/22522/timeline4b_en.html Computer Chronicles]</ref> In 1997 and 1998,the US Department of Justice  alleged that Microsoft violated a 1994 consent decree regarding the licensing of the Windows operating system to computer manufacturers, and violations of Section 1 and Section 2 of the Sherman Act for illegal business practices and for illegally protecting and extending the Windows software monopoly respectively.<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/law/july-dec98/microsoft_11-12a.html U.S. vs Microsoft]</ref>
 ==References==