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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, investigation, antitrust, decision, Eric Schmidt, Google Inc., acquisition, Microsoft Corp.

'No alternative' to Microsoft fine

July 12, 2006 Wielding a $357 million charge, EU antitrust chief Neelie Kroes expects full compliance. And she has an eye on Vista. TAGS: euro, commission, obligation, antitrust, European Union, fine, decision, Microsoft Corp.

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, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows Vista, e-mail, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: commission, antitrust, euro, Brad Smith, fine, press conference, European Union, Redmond, protocol, compliance, Microsoft Corp., software company

Microsoft not out of legal woods yet

October 12, 2005 Settlement with RealNetworks deprives EU's antitrust prosecution of major corporate ally. But Real's evidence was already in. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., antitrust, Thomas Vinje, settlement, European Union, Luxembourg, Time Warner Inc., Novell Inc., server software, commission, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., server

Critics: Microsoft server license snubs open source

January 28, 2005 Proposed server interoperability license--demanded by the EU--will shut the door on open-source software such as Samba, say critics. TAGS: Samba, Free Software Foundation, antitrust, license, European Union, critic, open-source software, agreement, server software, server, open source, Microsoft Corp., copy, operating system, Microsoft Windows

EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move

February 21, 2008 Announcement won't affect its antitrust investigations against the software giant, says European Commission. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, interoperability, announcement, commission, Steve Ballmer, European Union, antitrust, Samba, open source, open-source community, API, Microsoft Corp.

EU eyes royalties squeeze for Microsoft

April 5, 2007 Software giant wants too much payback for the tech it must license to rivals under an antitrust order, an EU document reportedly says. TAGS: commission, royalty, rival, European Union, antitrust, document, Microsoft Corp., analysis

EU: Microsoft compliance deadline a week away

November 15, 2006 European regulators give the company until November 23 to bring its products into compliance with 2004 antitrust order. TAGS: commission, compliance, regulator, licensee, antitrust, euro, documentation, deadline, European Union, spokesman, Microsoft Corp., decision, monitoring, Microsoft Windows Vista

Microsoft attacks EU over antitrust process

February 15, 2006 European Commission rejects claims by the software giant that it has disregarded evidence, denied due process. TAGS: commission, objection, antitrust, documentation, evidence, compliance, European Union, concern, Microsoft Corp., monitoring, attack, document

Microsoft: The EU appeal still matters

December 22, 2004 Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith speaks with News.com about why he thinks a settlement might still be possible. TAGS: Brad Smith, antitrust, European Union, settlement, penalty, framework, general counsel, court, Europe, order, decision, Microsoft Corp., media player, server, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Microsoft in the crosshairs

September 21, 2007 Microsoft feels heat from the European community and software companies, and Intel makes a power play. Also: Space fight takes flight. TAGS: antitrust, European Union, technology company, Week in review, commission, Intel, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Google Inc.

EU approves Oracle-Siebel merger

December 22, 2005 With the last major antitrust hurdle cleared, the deal now awaits SEC approval. First-quarter closing expected. TAGS: Siebel Systems Inc., PeopleSoft Inc., Oracle Corp., commission, merger, enterprise software, antitrust, European Union, acquisition

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, PeopleSoft Inc., Google Inc., online advertising, European Union, Europe, acquisition, attorney, U.S., concern, Oracle Corp., search engine

Microsoft lands first licensee in EU protocol program

March 8, 2007 In keeping with European antitrust ruling, Microsoft sells license to Quest Software. License fees still an issue for EU. TAGS: Quest Software Inc., licensee, authentication system, antitrust, European Union, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, protocol, commission, license, Microsoft Corp., server, U.S., Microsoft Windows

Vista's European battleground

September 18, 2006 As the slippery due date draws near for the Windows release, Microsoft and the EU are now at odds over security features. TAGS: European Union, commission, margin, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Vista, antitrust, spokesman, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, operating system

EU antitrust officials raid Intel

July 12, 2005 update Dell is among those questioned Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into the chipmaker. AMD applauds the inquiry. TAGS: commission, antitrust, representative, inspection, Paul Otellini, European Union, Intel, chip company, investigation, office, England, spokeswoman, retailer, AMD, Dell

Microsoft finally yields to EU order

October 22, 2007 European Commission says agreement brings company into compliance with 2004 antitrust ruling, addresses interoperability, royalty issues. TAGS: commission, royalty, antitrust, compliance, agreement, decision, European Union, Microsoft Corp.

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., agreement, DMCA, digital-rights management, antitrust, father, European Union, Java, open source, Europe, developer, Microsoft Corp., U.S., DVD

Feeling the heat at Microsoft

February 28, 2008 Antitrust woes, a protracted battle for Yahoo, and a shifting software market. Welcome to Steve Ballmer's world. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, virtualization, compliance, VMware, heat, European Union, antitrust, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Windows Server, acquisition, Linux, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
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