t they would not license, distribute or promote software products that competed with Microsoft's own software products.
             · Section 1 (count b) Unlawful Tying – Microsoft "tied" its own browser, Internet Explorer, to its Windows operating system so that customers who purchased Windows also had to get Internet Explorer, although these were tow separate products, and tying the two products together degraded the performance of the operating system.
             · Section 2 (count c) Monopoly Maintenance in the OS Market – Microsoft had attempted to gain a monopoly in the Internet browser market by forcing computer companies that used its Windows operating system to agree to leave Internet Explorer as the default browser and to not preinstall or promote the browser of any other company.
             · Section 2 (count d) Attempted Monopolization of the Browser Market – Microsoft had a monopoly in the market for PC operating systems and had used anticompetitive and predatory tactics to maintain its monopoly power.
             The case wound its way through the legal process and on June7, 2000, Microsoft was found guilty of counts b, c, and d. Judge Thomas Jackson ordered that Microsoft be broken up into two companies. One company could develop and market operating systems while the other company could develop and market all other Microsoft programs. He also ruled that these two new companies not be allowed to share technical information with each other that they did not also share with all their other customers.
             Judge Jackson also barred Microsoft from punishing or threatening any computer manufacturers for promoting and distributing its competitor's products. Finally he ordered that Microsoft must allow manufacturers to remove any Microsoft applications from its Windows operating system.
             In anticipation of an appeal, Judge Jackson ruled
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