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BUSINESS WEEK ONLINE READER SURVEY

April 9, 1998

WHAT TO DO ABOUT MICROSOFT?

What do you think? Should the Justice Dept. leave Microsoft alone, bust it up, or pursue one of several regulatory paths? Here's your chance to weigh in on this issue.

Please note: For proper tabulation, all questions must be answered. So, for example, if you think the government should do nothing, answer "yes" to question 1 and "no" to all the others.

To address Microsoft's dominant position in the computer software industry, the Justice Dept. should:

1. Do nothing
Yes
No

2. Regulate it by forcing Microsoft to market its operating system, its browser, and related products separately
Yes
No

3. Regulate it by limiting Microsoft's ability to prevent business partners from selling or promoting rivals' products
Yes
No

4. Regulate it by leveling the playing field: Make Microsoft's operating system "public property," ensuring it will work with any independent software
Yes
No

5. Regulate it by barring Microsoft from giving its products and services favored locations within Windows
Yes
No

6. Break Microsoft up into two or three separate companies
Yes
No


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