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Europe plays hardball with Microsoft

March 25, 2004 special coverage Members of Congress are quick to protest the EU's $613 million fine against Microsoft. Also: An intellectual-property precedent could help the software giant in its appeal. Read u... TAGS: European Union, antitrust, regulator, decision, Europe, intellectual property, fine, Microsoft Windows Media Player, PC company, Microsoft Corp., letter, U.S., Microsoft Windows

EU ruling deals setback to Microsoft

September 17, 2007 In upholding Europe's landmark antitrust decision, a high-level court foresees a "significant drop" in market share. But what of Vista? TAGS: commission, antitrust, market share, court, European Union, decision, Europe, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Google-DoubleClick: Tough sell in EU

November 21, 2007 The search giant will have a tricky time getting what it wants as trustbusters on the other side of the Atlantic dig into the planned $3.1 billion merger. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., ad serving, merger, antitrust, SEM, Google Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., European Union, acquisition, Europe, online advertising, Oracle Corp., U.S., attorney, concern, search engine

Why Microsoft is under assault from all corners

April 9, 2007 Attorney Lars Liebeler says open hostility toward the software maker runs contrary to a central premise of free-market economics. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, antitrust, commission, intellectual property, Novell Inc., assault, innovation, faith, Europe, server software, protocol, agreement, server, information technology, attack, Microsoft Corp.

Why restraining Microsoft no longer matters

September 21, 2007 European regulators won a big court victory this week but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Microsoft must fend off a bigger challenge. TAGS: antitrust, John Ashcroft, regulator, Europe, government, Microsoft Corp., president, U.S., IBM Corp., Google Inc.

Gosling questions Sun-Microsoft pact

February 3, 2005 The father of Java tells developers that in some ways, the technical agreement with Microsoft is meaning less and less. Video: "We're not a .Net company," Sun's Gosling says TAGS: James Gosling, Samba, Sun Microsystems Inc., DMCA, agreement, digital-rights management, antitrust, father, European Union, Java, open source, Europe, Microsoft Corp., developer, U.S., DVD

Week in review: Google's DoubleClick deletion dilemma

December 14, 2007 Fight over megamerger takes intriguing turns, while social networks open developer platforms. Also: celebrating Commodore 64's legacy. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., law firm, Electronic Privacy Information Center, antitrust, Republican, merger, Week in review, chairman, acquisition, Google Inc., agency, Europe, U.S.
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