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Microsoft has been around since 1975, nearly thirty years. Since that time they have encountered many problems along the way. From being accused of stealing Xerox’s interface to create Windows, to Apple accusing the same years later, to being accused of trying to put Netscape under by incorporating Internet Explorer into the Windows operating system. The later was one key incident leading to this antitrust case against Microsoft. One of the first programs Microsoft created was DOS, which they sold to IBM but with the agreement that both companies could sell the product. After that Microsoft created the first version of Windows which ran in conjunction with DOS to operate home PCs. Windows quickly grew in popularity and eventually captured market dominance in the IBM-based PC market because most PC users wanted Windows with their PC. With that, Microsoft had the ability to offer bulk discounts to OEMs [Original Equipment Manufacturers, or PC makers] but with certain conditions. These conditions included that PCs must be shipped with Windows only and with no other competitive operating systems and they must include Internet Explorer. Microsoft was using their dominance with Windows to create that same success with Internet Explore