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Showing 1-20 of 20 results foundEU 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.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.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.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.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?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.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.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.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.Microsoft changes Vista over antitrust concerns
October 13, 2006 Company revises several features in Vista in response to concerns raised by antitrust officials.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.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.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.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.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?Feds add two years to Microsoft antitrust deal
May 12, 2006 Justice Department extends antitrust deal, blaming software maker's slowness in providing rivals with documentation.Judge raps Microsoft for antitrust 'foot-dragging'
February 14, 2006 Attorney for state government also says complaint about forthcoming Windows Vista will be investigated.Gates: We're entering 'live era' of software
November 1, 2005 Microsoft's chairman launches Web-based tools tied to its Windows and Office products.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.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. Sponsored matches for "Microsoft Windows"
