The Result of the Microsoft Case Was That

question 35

Multiple Choice

The result of the Microsoft case was that

• A)the case was dropped and Microsoft paid no damages to anyone.
• B)Microsoft was broken up.
• C)Microsoft won the case in every court in which it was tried.
• D)The breakup remedy proposed by the trial judge was overturned on appeal.

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