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There were a couple of instances where Microsoft was guilty of restraint of violations of the Sherman Act. Microsoft did, in fact, enter into exclusive agreements as outlined in Section I. Microsoft entered into an exclusive agreement with Intuit giving the Quicken Financial Planner software an icon on the Windows desktop in exchange for exclusive compatibility of Internet Explorer with the Quicken software. Also, in exclusionary deals with OEM computer manufacturers, Microsoft prohibited them from offering competing “middleware” applications. For example, OEM manufacturers could not pre-install Corel Office Suite since it directly competed with Microsoft Office.