20070400

20070400 is a reference number associated with a specific case in the United States federal court system. It pertains to a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The case is commonly known as *United States v. Microsoft Corp.*, a follow-up legal action stemming from the original antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft in the late 1990s and early 2000s.

The original case, *United States v. Microsoft Corp.* (1998), involved allegations that Microsoft had monopolized the market for personal computer operating systems through anticompetitive practices. After a lengthy trial and appeals process, the case was ultimately dismissed in 2001 due to procedural and legal complications. However, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and several states continued to investigate Microsoft’s business practices, particularly regarding its bundling of media player software with Windows operating systems.

In 2007, the DOJ filed a new lawsuit under the reference number 20070400, accusing Microsoft of maintaining its monopoly through illegal tactics, including the bundling of Windows Media Player with Windows XP and Vista. The government argued that this practice stifled competition from alternative media players, such as Apple’s QuickTime and RealNetworks’ RealPlayer. The case also included claims that Microsoft had engaged in anticompetitive behavior in the market for digital media technologies, including video and audio codecs.

The lawsuit was settled in 2008 through a consent decree, which required Microsoft to make its media technologies available to competitors on fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory (FRAND) terms. The agreement aimed to promote interoperability and fair competition in the digital media market. The case marked a significant moment in antitrust enforcement related to software bundling and the evolving digital media landscape.