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Microsoft: Go antitrust suit dismissed
June 30, 2006
The 2005 suit said Microsoft tried to thwart pen-computing company's bid to enter PC operating system market.
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Microsoft, Adobe squabble over PDF
June 2, 2006
Breakdown in talks over the use of Adobe's PDF in Office leaves Microsoft bracing for an antitrust battle in Europe.
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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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Microsoft strikes back at Opera antitrust claims
December 14, 2007
Software giant denies abusing its market position and says it has no intention of unbundling IE and Windows.
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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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Justice Dept.: Vista satisfies antitrust deal
November 21, 2006
U.S. prosecutors say Microsoft appears to have addressed all concerns raised about new Windows, Internet Explorer 7.
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Computer maker files antitrust suit against Microsoft
February 22, 2006
Tangent charges Microsoft with violating the Sherman Act and seeks to recover triple damages from the software maker.
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Microsoft settles Iowa class action suit
February 14, 2007
Terms of the settlement in one of the last state antitrust cases have not been disclosed yet.
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Did Microsoft want to 'whack' Dell over its Linux dealings?
January 26, 2007
A 2002 e-mail exchange filed with an Iowa court during one of the last state antitrust suits seems to say so; Redmond defends the thread.
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Microsoft vows to play fair
July 19, 2006
Self-regulation for Vista and all future Windows versions will bolster competition and customer choice, it says.
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Microsoft changes Vista over antitrust concerns
October 13, 2006
Company revises several features in Vista in response to concerns raised by antitrust officials.
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EU voices concerns over Microsoft's Vista
March 29, 2006
European antitrust regulators cite possible bundling of Internet search, PDF-like formatting in the next OS.
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Has Google actually read U.S. v. Microsoft?
September 20, 2007
Policy analyst James V. DeLong says Google's real game is to blur boundaries between desktop search and Internet search.
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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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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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A Gates time line
June 16, 2006
A look at the pivotal moments in the life of Microsoft's Bill Gates, one of the world's richest and most famous/infamous men.
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IBM Corp.
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Microsoft offers up source code in EC dispute
January 25, 2006
To avoid EU regulatory fines of up to $2.45 million per day, Microsoft offers to license some of its Windows source code to rivals.
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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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How GPL fits in with the future of antitrust regulation
November 22, 2006
perspective Attorney Eric J. Sinrod explains the ramifications of a recent case on the future of open-source software.
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IBM Corp.
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Novell Inc.
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VMware fires broadside at Microsoft
February 27, 2007
The up-and-coming virtualization specialist says Microsoft is using its Windows clout to restrict customers choice. Sound familiar?
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