Quotes by Carl Shapiro

“I think its a very thorny issue, ... I didnt feel that I could offer a clear, strong opinion one way or another on it.”

“My guiding principle is that the remedy should seek to restore competition in the market for PC operating systems, ... What does it mean though, to restore competition to a market that was monopolized prior to the illegal acts? The short answer is that the remedy should lower entry barriers and thus offset the harm to competition caused by Microsofts conduct which raised those barriers... An effective remedy must be forward-looking and not merely focus on the particular products or technologies that posed a threat five years ago.”

“Thats outside of the principals I explain in my direct testimony,”

“This is pretty much everything that the plaintiff had been looking for. This points to a strong remedy and not a slap on the wrist, though there are other strong remedies besides breakup.”

“[However, the economist added that he wasnt surprised that companies such as Novell and Palm would give input to the states.] Thats inevitable, ... The mere involvement of a competitor is not a problem to me.”

“The BlackBerry is the perfect example of whats wrong with our patent system, but it is certainly not the only one.”

“We have a patent system that is out of balance and in some respects is impeding innovation and economic growth.”

“These anti-competitive settlements in the pharmaceutical industry are a major anti-trust problem. These settlements are thwarting competition and depriving consumers of the benefits of low-cost generic drugs.”