Microsoft @ 25: Impact, Influence, and Legacy symposium: Panel 4 – Antitrust and Technology’s Future

Microsoft @ 25: Impact, Influence, and Legacy symposium: Panel 4 – Antitrust and Technology’s Future

June 28, 2026 will mark the 25th anniversary of the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision in United States v. Microsoft. In anticipation of that anniversary, at this symposium, NYU School of Law and Hausfeld LLP examined Microsoft’s impact on the development of U.S. monopoly law and policy, its influence on the economic analysis of digital markets, and its durable legacy. Although the Microsoft decision had limited impact at first, the case now stands at the center of an unprecedented wave of private and public antitrust challenges to some of today’s largest technology firms. Understanding and evaluating how Microsoft has affected these challenges was the central focus of this conference.

Panel 4 – Antitrust and Technology’s Future: When Judge Kollar-Kotelly initially decided to limit the remedial decree in Microsoft to five years, she predicted that by then the market will have moved on from Windows and the browser to “more advanced technology.” But did the market do as she predicted? This arguably failed prediction reminds us of the challenges of directing competition policy and enforcement with an eye toward future developments. Will the current wave of monopolization litigation meet that challenge? To what areas should antitrust enforcers and policymakers pay attention in anticipating future market and technological developments? How should it seek to resolve the already evident need to account for AI, content moderation, and privacy? What other issues might confront an antitrust policy that seeks to promote both competition and innovation?

Watch Panel 4 – Antitrust and Technology’s Future. 

Participants:

  • Erika DOUGLAS | Associate Professor of Law, Temple University Beasley School of Law
  • Eleanor FOX | Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation Emerita, New York University School of Law
  • Avi GOLDFARB | Rotman Chair in Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare; Professor of Marketing, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto
  • Luke Streatfeid | Partner, Hausfeld & Co. 
  • Moderator: Scott MARTIN | Partner, Hausfeld

The Microsoft @ 25: Impact, Influence, and Legacy symposium was held on February 21, 2025, at the NYU School of Law. Read more about the symposium.

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