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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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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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Microsoft lags in antitrust compliance, U.S. says
January 24, 2006
Prosecutors say it has "fallen significantly behind" in meeting certain obligations under its antitrust deal.
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U.S. 'lobbied' the EC over Microsoft fine
September 26, 2006
European Commissioner Neelie Kroes reveals that U.S. Embassy pressured her over the Microsoft antitrust case.
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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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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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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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Why Microsoft is under assault from all corners
April 9, 2007
Attorney Lars Liebeler says open hostility toward the software maker runs contrary to a central premise of free-market economics.
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Why restraining Microsoft no longer matters
September 21, 2007
European regulators won a big court victory this week but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Microsoft must fend off a bigger challenge.
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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
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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.
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Visto sues Microsoft for patent infringement
December 15, 2005
After linking up with RIM nemesis NTP, Visto goes after Windows Mobile and says Microsoft's back at antitrust game.
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Week in review: Tech's shopping spree
March 14, 2008
Big companies go on the hunt for acquisitions to beef up their positions, while developers get many warm welcomes. Also: Unruly at South by Southwest.
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Intel: Friend or foe?
September 7, 2005
Although AMD has painted Intel as a bully, execs who've dealt with company draw a more ambiguous picture.
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