s Internet Explorer. Netscape says that in addition to the browser, Microsoft was offering Windows at a discount to original equipment manufacturers. Netscape complaint to Microsoft is to feature Internet Explorer on the desktop of the computers that they shipped, thus eliminating any competition for space on the desktop by rival companies such as Netscape. Another accusation that Netscape is making against Microsoft is that they are doing the same type of things with the large internet service providers of the nation. They are offering the large internet providers of the nation, such as Netcome and AT&T, space on the Windows desktop, in return for the internet providers consent that they will not offer Netscape Navigator, or any other competing internet software to their customers.Netscape is becoming ever more concerned with Microsofts practice, because for now they are going untouched by the government and it looks as if it will stay that way for quite some time now. They are very much worried as they watch the numbers of users switching to Microsofts browser, and the number of users using Navigator slipping.Beside all of the accusations of monopolistic actions Netscape lay down on them, Microsoft does seem to have one advantage when it comes to the browser wars. Their new browser version 3.0, matches Netscapes feature for feature with one added plus Microsoft browser is frees. Whereas Netscape charges $50 and $1500 for their browser and their web server.With all the information that has been presented for both sides of the issue, you are probably left in a daze, not knowing what to think. Is Microsoft good? Or is Microsoft bad? Well, the answer is a little bit of both. Even though the Justice Department found that Microsoft might be practicing some techniques that are less than ethical, they did not find that Microsoft was breaking any anti-trust laws, nor did Microsoft actually admit to the accusations when they signed the agreemen...
