Justice vs. Microsoft: Are You Paying Attention?

摘要

Software? Most corporate networkers consider it a nuisance. After all, real net managers play with hardware—not that squishy kids' stuff. A bit is a bit once it's on the network. Who needs to know which application generated it? Corporate networkers, that's who. After being briefly shoved out of the news, the Justice Department's antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. is once again the biggest trial in Washington, D.C. Its outcome will have a broad and far-reaching impact not only on the software world, but on the networking world as well. And now's as good a time as any to start looking at the possible scenarios—as well as the fallout they'll generate.