Microsoft And Government

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Microsoft And Government

The
economic system of the United States is modeled after the theory of capitalism.
"Capitalism supports free enterprise - private business operating without
government regulation (Janda 22)." The United States does regulate private
businesses. Sometimes special circumstances arise which threaten to weaken the
overall economic stability of the country. In order to sufficiently deal with
these situations, the United States government has passed many laws granting
certain groups the authority to bring attention to and to stop the threat. This
is extremely important in terms of its effects on individuals. It protects the
freedoms of individuals, maintains order and stability, and attempts to promote
equality. One example of the ability of the United States government to
interfere with the natural progression of the American capitalist society, is
the existence of antitrust laws. These laws regulate certain actions of
individuals, trusts, corps, and combinations of corps in an attempt to prevent
or forcibly end a monopoly (Gilbert 21). Since 1989, Microsoft has been
repeatedly accused of violating antitrust laws. Many times these accusations
have led to an antitrust case being filed against Microsoft. These antitrust
laws and law suits are extremely important. Despite the verdicts of the cases,
antitrust laws served their purpose - to maintain the balance of the concepts of
freedom, order, and equality. Freedom is one of the three main concepts that
government must pursue for its people. Freedom has two main contexts in which it
is used which are freedom of and freedom from. "Freedom of is the absence
of constraints on behavior; it means freedom to do something (Janda 10)."
These types of freedoms guarantee individuals certain liberties such as freedom
of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, and all other civil
liberties. These individual liberties are extremely important in a democracy.
"Freedom from . . . suggests immunity from fear and want." Freedom
from is also important in a democracy. It guarantees that certain things cannot
be done to anyone (Janda 10). This is important because it places limits on the
powers of the government. Another duty that government must pursue is
maintaining order. Order is "the rule of law to preserve life and protect
property. Maintaining order is the oldest purpose of government (Janda
A31)." There is also a third aspect associated with the idea of order. This
is a belief in maintaini...

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