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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, fine, PC company, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., letter, U.S., 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, media player, Microsoft Corp., Windows Media, U.S., server, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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. TAGS: technical committee, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, antitrust, prosecutor, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

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. TAGS: antitrust, commission, Microsoft Corp., U.S.

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

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. TAGS: antitrust, technical committee, attorney, prosecutor, Microsoft Windows Vista, government, Microsoft Corp., U.S., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Brad Smith, antitrust, principle, API, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., software company, information technology, U.S., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows, operating system

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. TAGS: desktop search, middleware, monopoly, antitrust, Google Inc., Internet search, order, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Free Software Foundation, antitrust, commission, intellectual property, Novell Inc., assault, innovation, faith, Europe, agreement, server software, protocol, information technology, server, Microsoft Corp., attack

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. TAGS: John Ashcroft, antitrust, regulator, Europe, government, Microsoft Corp., U.S., president, IBM Corp., Google Inc.

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

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

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. TAGS: DoubleClick Inc., merger, Bebo, bid, acquisition, Week in review, Yahoo! Inc., America Online Inc., virtual machine, online advertising, antitrust, game company, Electronic Arts Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., U.S.

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. TAGS: Cyrix Corp., AMD, Epson, Intel, tactic, allocation, antitrust, chip company, U.S., PC, Microsoft Corp.
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