The United States has charged Microsoft with tying its internet browser to its operating system (OS). This claim, of course, depends upon the government's assertion that Microsoft's browser and OS are separate products that can be tied together. Under current law, two items are deemed distinct...

This article examines and critiques the distinction that courts currently draw under Section 2 of the Sherman Act between quot;competition on the merits,quot; on the one hand, and contractual exclusion, on the other. The article finds the source of this distinction in neoclassical price theory,...