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Ballmer to meet with EU antitrust chief

September 29, 2005 Microsoft CEO, who will be in Europe on business, requested the meeting with Neelie Kroes, who heads the competition bureau. TAGS: commission, antitrust, Steve Ballmer, European Union, Europe, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft, Adobe squabble over PDF

June 2, 2006 Breakdown in talks over the use of Adobe's PDF in Office leaves Microsoft bracing for an antitrust battle in Europe. TAGS: antitrust, Microsoft Office 2007, regulator, Adobe PDF, Adobe Systems Inc., XML, Microsoft Office, concern, Microsoft Corp., software company, Europe, Microsoft Windows Vista, printing, CEO, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Symantec won't 'whine' about Microsoft

October 12, 2005 Company won't complain to antitrust regulators or take the software giant to court, CEO John Thompson says. TAGS: John Thompson, European Union, Symantec Corp., antitrust, RealNetworks Inc., security, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs

April 2, 2004 update The deal dictates that Microsoft must make $1.95 billion in payments to Sun, which separately says it will cut 3,300 jobs, as its losses mount. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., antitrust, payment, Steve Ballmer, Scott McNealy, layoff, agreement, collaboration, Microsoft Corp., software company, Java, CEO, server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft's Real deal

October 12, 2005 Software giant and RealNetworks hammer out deal that puts aside legal differences and aims to shore up their respective digital music strategies. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., antitrust, Rob Glaser, truce, Sun Microsystems Inc., Bill Gates, digital music, Microsoft Corp., agreement, Europe, CEO, games, Microsoft Windows

Real, Microsoft reach truce

October 11, 2005 Long-running antitrust suit against software giant ends in $460 million deal, with millions more to come in partnership efforts. Photo: Gates, Glazer shake hands TAGS: Rob Glaser, RealNetworks Inc., truce, antitrust, agreement, commission, MSN, Bill Gates, digital music, Europe, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Apple Computer, media player, music

Antitrust truce frees rivals for bite at Apple

October 11, 2005 Steve Jobs rebuffed RealNetworks 18 months ago. Today's deal with Microsoft now bolsters an anti-iPod alliance. TAGS: Rob Glaser, RealNetworks Inc., truce, antitrust, Steve Jobs, RealNetworks Rhapsody, general counsel, Apple Computer, relationship, alliance, digital music, MSN, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Apple iPod, games

Bill Gates' extreme makeover

January 12, 2005 The Microsoft maestro is more accessible than he's been in a long time, but CNET News.com's Jeff Pelline says Gates' peers, and the tech industry in general, isn't. TAGS: Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Eric Schmidt, Jeff Bezos, Steve Jobs, Terry Semel, Mr., antitrust, interview, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Apple Computer

Judge: Gates 'not particularly responsive'

November 20, 1998 Microsoft's CEO has even drawn skepticism from the software giant's own legal team, Judge Jackson says in a closed session. TAGS: deposition, testimony, Bill Gates, antitrust, skepticism, Judge, motion, attorney, trial, purpose, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

A Microsoft-Red Hat warming trend?

May 10, 2005 CEOs Steve Ballmer and Matthew Szulik met for a meal recently, sources say. How's Microsoft feeling about open source these days? TAGS: Red Hat Inc., open source, GPL, antitrust, Steve Ballmer, source code, open-source software, Bill Gates, New York, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., CEO, Linux

This week in Microsoft

October 14, 2005 Microsoft makes peace with RealNetworks and forms an alliance with Yahoo. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., Rob Glaser, antitrust, Michael Jackson, Steve Jobs, alliance, Apple Computer, digital music, Apple iPod, Microsoft Corp., Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., media player, CEO

Week in review: Microsoft makes nice

October 14, 2005 Microsoft buries the hatchet with RealNetworks and forms an alliance with Yahoo, but it's unlikely to cool the regulatory heat it's under. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., antitrust, Rob Glaser, Michael Jackson, Week in review, Steve Jobs, alliance, digital music, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Apple iPod, Yahoo! Inc., media player, America Online Inc., CEO

A Gates time line

June 16, 2006 A look at the pivotal moments in the life of Microsoft's Bill Gates, one of the world's richest and most famous/infamous men. TAGS: Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer, antitrust, Netscape Communications Corp., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., CEO, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system

Year in review: Lifestyles of the rich and infamous

December 26, 2004 Technology may seem inherently interesting, but it's still the people behind the hardware and software who make the best stories. TAGS: Larry Ellison, PeopleSoft Inc., Howard Dean, lifestyle, Oracle Corp., antitrust, Silicon Valley, CEO, information technology, Dell, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft's rocky road to Mac Office 97

March 6, 2007 According to court documents, the founder of Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit fought a hard battle to keep Mac Office 97 alive. TAGS: Apple Macintosh, negotiation, Apple Computer, antitrust, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., CEO, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Glaser on finding harmony with Microsoft

October 12, 2005 RealNetworks CEO Rob Glaser tells CNET News.com how he finally buried the competitive hatchet with longtime rival Bill Gates. TAGS: Rob Glaser, RealNetworks Inc., rights-management, interoperability, Bill Gates, antitrust, Apple Computer, mobile phone, SD card, Microsoft Corp., CEO
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