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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. TAGS: antitrust, suit, class action, claim, founder, Microsoft Corp., operating system, 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: commission, antitrust, market share, court, European Union, decision, Europe, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft 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. TAGS: antitrust, Microsoft Office 2007, regulator, Adobe PDF, Adobe Systems Inc., XML, Microsoft Office, concern, software company, Microsoft Corp., Europe, Microsoft Windows Vista, 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, prosecutor, government, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., U.S., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Thomas Penfield Jackson, European Union, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Media Player, computer company, agreement, Microsoft Corp., Windows Media, media player, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Windows, server

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. TAGS: Opera Software, antitrust, Microsoft Internet Explorer, PC company, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

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. TAGS: antitrust, plaintiff, Redmond, court, threat, spokesman, Linux, Dell, Microsoft Corp., Adobe PDF, e-mail, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: antitrust law, GPL, antitrust, court, Linux, open-source software, Red Hat Inc., open source, IBM Corp., Novell Inc., work, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

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, software company, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., information technology, U.S., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows, operating system

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, Intel, effect, Microsoft Windows Media Player

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. TAGS: class action, settlement, antitrust, class action lawsuit, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows ME, resolution, Microsoft Windows, operating system, e-mail

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. TAGS: Thomas Penfield Jackson, suit, antitrust, computer company, software company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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, console, Microsoft Corp., 64-bit, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

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, Microsoft Corp., letter, 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, Microsoft Corp., order, U.S., Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Mainframe firm claims IBM antitrust violation

January 29, 2007 Platform Solutions denies IBM claims and argues Big Blue abused a monopoly power with the high-end server line. TAGS: mainframe, IBM Corp., monopoly, antitrust, operating system, server, PC

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. TAGS: source code, objection, commission, antitrust, rival, Microsoft Windows Server, fine, documentation, agency, Microsoft Corp., server, order, decision, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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, Steve Ballmer, compliance, fine, European Union, Week in review, litigation, commission, reader, pricing, software company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, e-mail, Microsoft Windows, operating system

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., XML, Microsoft Windows Vista, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows, operating system, security, hard drive

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. TAGS: Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Steve Ballmer, antitrust, Netscape Communications Corp., Microsoft Corp., CEO, IBM Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system
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