My Inudstrial Oraganization Econ. is a little rusty, by why so little money? If I recall, the Clayton and Sherman acts stipulate that if found guilty the party is responsible for 3 TIMES the damages caused.
Be, Inc. is accepting that Microsoft only caused it about $7mil in damages? Others have already pointed out how little money $23mil is to Microsoft.
Why wouldn't MS be extactic to settle for so little? We would Be give up so easily? In understand that proving the monopoly would be extremely complex and take years. All the same, it just seems that they could have gotten much more in court.
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My Inudstrial Oraganization Econ. is a little rusty, by why so little money? If I recall, the Clayton and Sherman acts stipulate that if found guilty the party is responsible for 3 TIMES the damages caused. Be, Inc. is accepting that Microsoft only caused it about $7mil in damages? Others have already pointed out how little money $23mil is to Microsoft. Why wouldn't MS be extactic to settle for so little? We would Be give up so easily? In understand that proving the monopoly would be extremely complex and take years. All the same, it just seems that they could have gotten much more in court.