As a matter of fact, almost all the times in the history of computers there has been a debate, varying from polite discussions to fierce arguments to even political and almost religious arguments, about what an operating system do. These two groups of arguers can be categorized as the supporters of "the maximalist view" and "the minimalist view. As per the names suggest, the maximalist view state that the OS should provide as much services/functionalities as possible. And the minimalist view states exactly the opposite: only the most basic functionalities should be the part of the OS.
According to the records, in 1998, the United States Department of Justice filed law suit against Microsoft Corporation. Stating that Microsoft included too much functionalities in its operating systems that it made extremely difficult to other software manufacturers to compete. For example, who would buy a web browser by the name "Earl's Smokin' Door to Internet", if a browser is already bundled in the "Windows"?
So, Microsoft was found guilty to use its monopoly of operating systems to prevent the competition.
One can get the detailed information about this lawsuit on wikipedia.org
here is the link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft
According to the records, in 1998, the United States Department of Justice filed law suit against Microsoft Corporation. Stating that Microsoft included too much functionalities in its operating systems that it made extremely difficult to other software manufacturers to compete. For example, who would buy a web browser by the name "Earl's Smokin' Door to Internet", if a browser is already bundled in the "Windows"?
So, Microsoft was found guilty to use its monopoly of operating systems to prevent the competition.
One can get the detailed information about this lawsuit on wikipedia.org
here is the link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft
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