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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. TAGS: antitrust, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Office 2007, regulator, Adobe Systems Inc., XML, Microsoft Office, concern, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Europe, CEO, printing, operating system, 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, government, prosecutor, Microsoft Windows Vista, 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, software company, Microsoft Corp., information technology, U.S., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows, operating system

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. TAGS: commission, antitrust, product development, Internet search, European Union, Microsoft Windows Vista, concern, Adobe PDF, letter, Microsoft Corp., operating system

Microsoft changes Vista over antitrust concerns

October 13, 2006 Company revises several features in Vista in response to concerns raised by antitrust officials. TAGS: Brad Smith, antitrust, security company, commission, kernel, concern, Microsoft Windows Vista, security, Microsoft Corp., console, 64-bit, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

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: antitrust, commission, market share, court, European Union, Microsoft Corp., Europe, decision, U.S., operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, 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 Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, XML, 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, software company, pricing, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, e-mail, 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: middleware, desktop search, monopoly, antitrust, Google Inc., Internet search, order, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, U.S., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: antitrust, commission, Thomas Vinje, antitrust case, European Union, regulator, court, Europe, Qualcomm Inc., technology company, attorney, chip company, decision, effect, Intel, Microsoft Windows Media Player

Judge raps Microsoft for antitrust 'foot-dragging'

February 14, 2006 Attorney for state government also says complaint about forthcoming Windows Vista will be investigated. TAGS: licensee, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, antitrust, attorney, complaint, compliance, Judge, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, server, operating system, 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, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Vista, spokesman, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Office, Vista changed in wake of Adobe threat

June 2, 2006 Microsoft is tweaking its updates to Office and Windows in part to head off a legal challenge over use of PDF technology. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2007, computer company, Microsoft Office, Adobe Systems Inc., antitrust, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, document, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Raining on Microsoft's parade

January 30, 2007 Attorney Thomas Vinje represents a coalition of Microsoft rivals charging the company with ongoing antitrust violations in Europe. TAGS: Thomas Vinje, commission, antitrust, Microsoft Office 2007, complaint, server software, concern, Microsoft Office, XML, Microsoft Corp., Europe, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP
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