وحكمت المحكمة بأن تُقسم شركة ميكروسوفت إلى شركتين منفصلتين تتعامل إحداهما بنظم التشغيل والأخرى بالبرامج التطبيقية الجاهزة.
It is noteworthy that this decision departs from the traditional “inherency” doctrine , since the integration of the browser into the operating system meant there was only one copyright on a single product, and browser-related restraints in licences of the operating system did not exceed the scope of this copyright.