The issue focused on technology company Microsoft's Windows software. The Justice Department wanted its computers seized for computer hacking and electronic surveillance.


So what if hackers use malware to hack systems? Microsoft argued that since software developers like Microsoft engineers were programmers, they should be covered by the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. But Microsoft didn't own Windows or devices used in Windows machines. Microsoft software only runs on servers inside Microsoft systems. Microsoft software doesn't allow Windows PCs to run Windows software. Microsoft software uses technologies Microsoft developed with