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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.
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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.
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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.
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Embedded-software firm files antitrust suit
January 19, 2005
Green Hills Software files a suit alleging that rival Wind River adopted a plan to monopolize the developer tool market.
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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.
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Go files antitrust suit against Microsoft
July 1, 2005
Founder of pen computing pioneer claims Microsoft illegally tried to thwart Go's attempt to enter the PC operating system market.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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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Some charges tossed in Novell-Microsoft case
June 13, 2005
Judge throws out four Novell claims in antitrust struggle but allows two to go forward. Decision partly based on infamous Windows e-mail.
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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This week in Microsoft
June 3, 2005
Microsoft announces tweaks to its software, one of which is drawing intense criticism from some Windows users.
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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.
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Microsoft changes Vista over antitrust concerns
October 13, 2006
Company revises several features in Vista in response to concerns raised by antitrust officials.
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