Book Reviews

Abstract

Daniel Rubinfeld of University of California, Berkeley reviews “The Microsoft Antitrust Cases: Competition Policy for the Twenty-First Century”, by Andrew I. Gavil and Harry First. The Econlit abstract of this book begins: “Provides an account of Microsoft's encounter with the global competition policy system and explores its lessons and durable meaning. Discusses the Microsoft antitrust cases; Microsoft's early encounters with the U.S. antitrust system─the Federal Trade Commission investigation and the antitrust division's licensing case; bringing the Windows 95/98 monopolization case; concluding the Windows 95/98 case─appeal and settlement; private litigation in the United States; antitrust as a global enterprise; the challenge of remedy; in praise of institutional diversity; and lessons from the Microsoft cases.” Gavil is Director of the Office of Policy Planning at the Federal Trade Commission. First is Charles L. Denison Professor of Law and Director of the Competition, Innovation, and Information Law Program at the New York University School of Law.