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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, PC company, Microsoft Windows Media Player, fine, Microsoft Corp., letter, U.S., Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Thomas Penfield Jackson, European Union, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Media Player, computer company, agreement, Microsoft Corp., media player, Windows Media, Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, server

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 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. TAGS: antitrust, commission, proposal, European Union, representative, decision, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, Apple Computer, server, Microsoft Windows

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 TAGS: European Union, concession, commission, antitrust, interoperability, software product, Microsoft Corp., order, Microsoft Windows Media Player, server, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: antitrust investigation, antitrust, commission, allegation, European Union, investigation, Intel, AMD, retailer, recommendation, spokesman

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. TAGS: European Union, antitrust, Bill Gates, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows

Antitrust angst for Microsoft

July 12, 2006 special coverage EU slaps Microsoft with $357 million fine in their ongoing antitrust battle. TAGS: antitrust, margin, angst, European Union, font, fine, Europe, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft to pay Novell $536 million settlement

November 8, 2004 The software giant settles one legal claim with Novell over NetWare, but can't reach a deal over a second issue involving WordPerfect. TAGS: Novell Inc., European Union, settlement, antitrust, Corel WordPerfect, Novell NetWare, general counsel, Sun Microsystems Inc., agreement, Microsoft Corp., Time Warner Inc.

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. TAGS: antitrust, commission, compliance, European Union, euro, deadline, fine, batch, protocol, spokesman, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Brad Smith, shareholder, European Union, antitrust, Europe, lawyer, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: Korea, antitrust, European Union, Bush Administration, law, media player, Microsoft Corp., Windows Media, U.S., Microsoft Windows, server, operating system

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. TAGS: antitrust, commission, Thomas Vinje, antitrust case, European Union, regulator, court, Europe, Qualcomm Inc., attorney, technology company, decision, chip company, effect, Intel, Microsoft Windows Media Player

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

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., operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

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.'" TAGS: commission, antitrust, Judge, IBM Corp., European Union, court, Novell Inc., request, document, order, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: antitrust, European Union, proposal, commission, compliance, Microsoft Windows Media Player, order, decision, Microsoft Corp., copy, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: representative, antitrust, commission, European Union, Microsoft Corp., Europe, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: antitrust, compliance, Steve Ballmer, fine, European Union, Week in review, litigation, commission, reader, pricing, software company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, Microsoft Windows, operating system

EU extends review of Google-DoubleClick merger

November 13, 2007 European Commission's decision to take a deeper look at the proposed merger potentially puts the $3.1 billion deal at risk. TAGS: merger, DoubleClick Inc., online advertising, commission, European Union, regulator, antitrust, investigation, decision, Eric Schmidt, Google Inc., acquisition, Microsoft Corp.