Microsoft Volume II

4754.545 - 4782.888 Bill Gates

Right. So 2002, the settlement is finally approved. It reverses the order to be split up. Obviously, Microsoft is still one company. Officially, the ruling that Microsoft did indeed have a monopoly is upheld. They put in place a five-year consent decree, and the terms are that Microsoft is not allowed to enter into contracts with PC makers that excluded competitors. I mean, fine.