Version: 2008
advertisement
Content from CNET tagged with

antitrust [x] , Microsoft Windows [x] , European Union [x]

News Stories

Showing 1-17 of 17 results found

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, Microsoft Corp., agreement, media player, Web browser, Windows Media, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Windows, server

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

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

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, order, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, server, Microsoft Windows

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

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, Windows Media, U.S., Microsoft Corp., media player, server, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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, Microsoft Corp., Europe, decision, U.S., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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

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, Europe, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Windows

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, copy, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: antitrust, European Union, regulator, software company, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, hard drive

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, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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, open-source software, critic, server software, agreement, open source, server, copy, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, settlement, European Union, antitrust, framework, penalty, general counsel, court, Europe, decision, order, Microsoft Corp., media player, server, Microsoft Windows

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, European Union, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, license, commission, protocol, 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, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, Apple Computer, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows
Sponsored matches for "European Union"