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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...
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EU slaps record fine on Microsoft
March 25, 2004
Regulators hit the software giant with a fine of $613 million for violating European Union antitrust law and also order the unbundling of Media Player software from Windows.
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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.
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Microsoft submits antitrust proposal to EU
June 1, 2005
update If the European Commission decides the proposal is inadequate, the software giant could be fined up to $5 million daily.
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Microsoft details EU concessions
June 6, 2005
Software giant releases details of its concessions aimed at meeting the demands of the EU's antitrust regulators. EU praises Microsoft plan
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EU takes over German antitrust inquiry into Intel
September 11, 2006
Regulators take over a German antitrust investigation of allegations that Intel persuaded a retailer to forgo AMD processors.
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Vista deadline, EU fine hang over Microsoft
July 13, 2006
As regulators hit Redmond with whopping bill, News.com panel mulls hints about ever-slippery launch date.
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Antitrust angst for Microsoft
July 12, 2006
special coverage EU slaps Microsoft with $357 million fine in their ongoing antitrust battle.
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Microsoft awaits word on EU fine
July 11, 2006
European antitrust regulators expected to announce historic fine as high as $3.8 million a day, backdated to Dec. 15.
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Feds side with Microsoft in Korea flap
December 7, 2005
Justice Department protests strict new antitrust sanctions that South Korean regulators slapped on the software giant.
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An anxious wait for EU court ruling on Microsoft
September 14, 2007
Business leaders, lawyers, regulators will have plenty to discuss when the court rules next week on Europe's antitrust sanctions against Microsoft.
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Microsoft: EU ruling could come soon
November 14, 2006
Top lawyer tells shareholders the ruling, expected as early as December, could provide "clarity" for industry.
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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.
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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?
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Judge blocks Microsoft 'end-run' in EU antitrust case
April 21, 2006
U.S. judge nixes request to subpoena IBM, calling it a "blatant end-run around 'foreign proof-gathering restrictions.'"
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Microsoft's EU deadline looms
May 30, 2005
Company must submit on Tuesday its final proposal for complying with the antitrust order from the European Commission.
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Europe: Time running out for Microsoft
May 11, 2005
The European Commission talks tough as it waits for Microsoft to comply with last year's antitrust ruling.
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Week in review: Windows woes
February 29, 2008
The EU slaps Microsoft with a record penalty, but will a Vista price cut help pay the fine? Also: Pakistan hijacks YouTube, and game publishers square off for market domination.
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Is Windows still relevant?
October 6, 2006
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says recent upset over Vista should put a rest to that lingering question.
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EU knocks Microsoft with $357 million fine
July 12, 2006
Figure could rise if the software giant doesn't comply by July 31 with Europe's antitrust dictates.
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