摘要:
This paper was written from notes taken during 1977, and therefore should be read considering that timeframe. International Business Machines' (IBM) confrontations with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over antitrust violations has spanned many decades. The purpose of this paper is to outline IBM's history of violations and the action taken by the FTC as of 1977 to bring IBM under control. It will be shown that IBM has had a long and costly confrontation with the FTC. More attention will be given to the developments in the 1970s and the actions taken against IBM. [ FROM AUTHOR]
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