Microsoft is in a sense its own worst competitor, Scherer said, as millions of copies of old Windows versions are installed on computers.
"Microsoft is limited in what it can do by both competing firms and the software packages people already possess," he said.
According to Scherer, the main impetus for the anti-trust case was the bundling of Internet Explorer with the Windows 98 operating system.
But he said that Microsoft's reason for bundling Internet Explorer was valid, likening it to an essential part of Windows just as windshield wipers are an essential part of an automobile.
"It runs more flawlessly. It is easier to install," Scherer said.
He also stated that companies in many other fields have very similar practices.
"Car manufacturers bundle all sorts of things with their cars," he said, citing engines, air conditioning and tires.
"Anti-trust is not about protecting individual firms from the hard wins of competition. Anti-trust is about protecting consumers," Scherer said.
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