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BUSINESS ETHICS
1.
Explain, in light of their theories, what Locke, Smith, Ricardo, and Marx would
probably say about the events in this case.
2.
Explain which view of property-Locke’s or Marx’s- lies behind the positions of the
drug companies GlaxoSmithKline and Bristol-Myers Squibb and of the Indian
companies such as Cipla. Which of the two group-GlaxoSmithKline and Bristol-Myers
Squibb on the one hand, and the Indian companies on the other –do you think holds the
correct view of property in this case? Explain your answer.
1.
Identify the behaviors that you think are ethically questionable in the history of
Microsoft. Evaluate the ethics of these behaviors.
2.
What characteristics of the market for operating systems do you think created the
monopoly market that Microsoft’s operating system enjoyed? Evaluate this market in
terms of utilitarianism, rights, and justice (your analysis should make use of the
textbook’s discussion of the effects of monopoly markets on the utility of participants in
the market, on the moral rights of participants in the market, and on the distribution of
benefits and burdens among participants in the market), giving explicit examples from
the operating systems industry to illustrate your points.
3.
In your view, should the government have sued Microsoft for violation of the
antitrust laws? In your view, was Judge Jackson’s order that Microsoft be broken into
two companies fair to Microsoft? Was Judge Kollar-Kotelly’s November 1, 2004 decision
fair? Was the April 2004 decision of the European Commission fair to Microsoft?
Explain your answers.
4.
Who, if anyone, is harmed by the kind of market that Microsoft’s operating
system has enjoyed? Explain your answer. What kind of public policies, if any, should...