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Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs

April 2, 2004 update The deal dictates that Microsoft must make $1.95 billion in payments to Sun, which separately says it will cut 3,300 jobs, as its losses mount. TAGS: Sun Microsystems Inc., antitrust, Steve Ballmer, Scott McNealy, payment, layoff, agreement, collaboration, Microsoft Corp., software company, CEO, Java, server, Microsoft Windows

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., server

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, intellectual property, commission, Novell Inc., assault, innovation, faith, server software, Europe, agreement, protocol, server, Microsoft Corp., information technology, attack

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, server, order, decision, Microsoft Corp., 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., media player, Windows Media, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, operating system, Microsoft Windows, server

IBM accuses mainframe cloner of patent infringement

December 6, 2006 Suit also alleges that PSI, a maker of servers that run IBM's mainframe software, has broken a customer agreement. TAGS: mainframe, Amdahl, IBM Corp., antitrust, IBM z/OS, patent infringement, Intel Itanium, patent, server, operating system

Did Microsoft get lucky in Europe?

October 16, 2006 Some European Parliament members are grateful the Vista release apparently isn't blocked completely. TAGS: commission, antitrust, Europe, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., security, server, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft asks EC for more details on licensing fees

April 23, 2007 Software giant says it wants to continue talks over royalty payments for its Work Group Server protocol technology. TAGS: Thomas Vinje, commission, remedy, antitrust, fee, Microsoft Corp., conference, server

Feds: Microsoft not meeting deadlines in antitrust settlement

March 7, 2007 Justice Department says company is behind schedule in efforts to comply with consent decree requiring it disclose server protocols to rivals. TAGS: antitrust settlement, licensee, milestone, antitrust, documentation, schedule, deadline, protocol, Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Corp., document, server

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, antitrust, European Union, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, license, commission, protocol, Microsoft Corp., server, U.S., 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 attacks EU over antitrust process

February 15, 2006 European Commission rejects claims by the software giant that it has disregarded evidence, denied due process. TAGS: commission, objection, antitrust, documentation, evidence, European Union, compliance, concern, Microsoft Corp., document, monitoring, attack, server

Microsoft: The EU appeal still matters

December 22, 2004 Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith speaks with News.com about why he thinks a settlement might still be possible. TAGS: Brad Smith, settlement, European Union, antitrust, penalty, framework, general counsel, court, Europe, decision, order, Microsoft Corp., media player, server, Microsoft Windows

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, compliance, Judge, complaint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, server, operating system, Microsoft Windows

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? TAGS: virtualization, VMware, virtual machine, antitrust, policy, Microsoft Corp., operating system, server, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft and the looming storm over virtualization

April 21, 2006 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says an industry grumbling over pricing hints at a deeper rift. Is a legal showdown ahead? TAGS: virtualization, VMware, licensing agreement, antitrust, pricing, virtual machine, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, license, Microsoft Windows Server, copy, software company, Microsoft Corp., information technology, server, Microsoft Windows
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