The Most Famous Restrictive Practices Case of the Last Several

question 4

Multiple Choice

The most famous restrictive practices case of the last several decades involved a series of lawsuits by the U.S. government against Microsoft. These particular lawsuits were encouraged by

• A) all of Microsoft's competitors.
• B) U.S. consumers.
• C) some of Microsoft's competitors.
• D) U.S. antitrust regulators.

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