OEMs typically purchase from different third-party vendors and preinstall various hardware and software components for their systems, including the operating system and application software.ħ. PCs are built primarily by firms known as Original Equipment Manufacturers ("OEMs"). 1997) (GX 1050).ĥ.2 A typical PC system consists of a number of components, including a microprocessor, dynamic memory, a hard disk, a keyboard, a monitor, and an operating system.Ħ. Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary, at 430 (3d ed.1997) (GX 1050).ĥ.1 PCs (which include both desktop and laptop models), can be distinguished from more powerful, more expensive computers known as Servers, which are designed to provide services and functionality to multiple users, either in local area network or over the Internet. Microsoft Press Computer Dictionary, at 361 (3d ed.A Personal Computer ("PC") is a computer designed for use by one person at a time.
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§§ 1 & 2, and the antitrust and consumer protection laws of the respective plaintiff States. On May 18, 1998, plaintiffs the United States and twenty States and the District of Columbia filed actions against defendant Microsoft Corporation, alleging violations of the Sherman Act, 15 U.S.C.