Much like the browser was in 1995 before Microsoft declared war, Office has the very real potential to be a cross-platform middleware threat to the dominance of the Windows monopoly,
What Microsoft has been doing, through a wide variety of illegal business practices, is leveraging its Windows monopoly operating system to force its other software products on consumers,
Microsoft is a monopolist and it engaged in massive anti-competitive practices that harmed innovation and limited consumer choice.
Microsoft itself is responsible for where things stand today,
The Court concluded that Microsoft violated the antitrust laws by abusing its monopoly power and attempting to monopolize the internet browser market. This sets the ground rules for enforcement in the information age.