The Monopoly of Microsoft | American Genius

the genius of Bill Gates was to realize

the genius of Bill Gates was to realize that there were lots of computer makers

that there were lots of computer makers

that there were lots of computer makers but somebody had to get them to write

but somebody had to get them to write

but somebody had to get them to write for the same specifications there had to

for the same specifications there had to

for the same specifications there had to be a standard operating system to

be a standard operating system to

be a standard operating system to essentially tame the wild west of

essentially tame the wild west of

essentially tame the wild west of personal computers Windows quickly takes

personal computers Windows quickly takes

personal computers Windows quickly takes the computer business by storm by the

the computer business by storm by the

the computer business by storm by the end of the 1980s 80% of the world’s

end of the 1980s 80% of the world’s

end of the 1980s 80% of the world’s computers use Microsoft’s operating

computers use Microsoft’s operating

computers use Microsoft’s operating systems making Bill Gates the world’s

systems making Bill Gates the world’s

systems making Bill Gates the world’s youngest billionaire

but now Gates goes even further

but now Gates goes even further Microsoft starts to bundle additional

Microsoft starts to bundle additional

Microsoft starts to bundle additional programs with their operating systems

programs with their operating systems

programs with their operating systems now anyone who buys a PC automatically

now anyone who buys a PC automatically

now anyone who buys a PC automatically gets Microsoft spreadsheets word

gets Microsoft spreadsheets word

gets Microsoft spreadsheets word processors and other programs whether

processors and other programs whether

processors and other programs whether they want them or not Bill Gates is a

they want them or not Bill Gates is a

they want them or not Bill Gates is a genius at assembling all the parts that

genius at assembling all the parts that

genius at assembling all the parts that were needed to create the modern

were needed to create the modern

were needed to create the modern computer software industry but he did it

computer software industry but he did it

computer software industry but he did it in a way that got his rivals to call him

in a way that got his rivals to call him

in a way that got his rivals to call him a monopolist a bully by the mid-90s

a monopolist a bully by the mid-90s

a monopolist a bully by the mid-90s Microsoft’s aggressive tactics begin to

Microsoft’s aggressive tactics begin to

Microsoft’s aggressive tactics begin to backfire

competitors accused the software giant

competitors accused the software giant of monopolizing the industry the

of monopolizing the industry the

of monopolizing the industry the bundling of the software led to the

bundling of the software led to the

bundling of the software led to the Department of Justice investigating a

Department of Justice investigating a

Department of Justice investigating a lot of claims that Microsoft’s business

lot of claims that Microsoft’s business

lot of claims that Microsoft’s business practices were unfair they were in fact

practices were unfair they were in fact

practices were unfair they were in fact suppressing innovation in a marketplace

suppressing innovation in a marketplace

suppressing innovation in a marketplace it squelches third-party software

it squelches third-party software

it squelches third-party software application development