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Microsoft's file system patent upheld

January 10, 2006 After initially rejecting patents on the Windows file system, the Patent and Trademark Office rules them valid. TAGS: patent, Public Patent Foundation, File Allocation Table, file system, decision, flash memory, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Microsoft Windows

Europe plays hardball with Microsoft

March 25, 2004 special coverage Members of Congress are quick to protest the EU's $613 million fine against Microsoft. Also: An intellectual-property precedent could help the software giant in its appeal. Read u... TAGS: European Union, antitrust, regulator, decision, intellectual property, Europe, fine, Microsoft Windows Media Player, PC company, Microsoft Corp., letter, U.S., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft foes lukewarm on Windows licensing

December 22, 2004 EU orders Microsoft to license Windows Server communications protocols. Most competitors just shrug. TAGS: Brad Smith, protocol, Novell Inc., Microsoft Windows Server, European Union, commission, decision, server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

Microsoft submits antitrust proposal to EU

June 1, 2005 update If the European Commission decides the proposal is inadequate, the software giant could be fined up to $5 million daily. TAGS: antitrust, proposal, commission, European Union, representative, decision, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, Apple Computer, server, Microsoft Windows

Is Vista's delay good for the industry?

March 22, 2006 Microsoft's Brad Goldberg says the company made the right call. But will PC sales suffer? TAGS: WinFS, holiday, decision, Microsoft Longhorn, feedback, Microsoft Windows Vista, OEM, Microsoft Corp., MP3, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

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

Prying apart Microsoft's pricing logic

March 21, 2004 Two business professors examine Microsoft's decision to price Windows relatively low and Office so much higher. TAGS: goods, incentive, pricing, firm, professor, decision, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system

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., operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows

South Korea fines Microsoft $32 million

December 7, 2005 Regulators say Redmond violated Korea's monopoly rules by bundling Windows products in ways that hurt competitors. TAGS: Korea, Korean company, streaming media, messaging, commission, Microsoft Windows Server, South Korea, RealNetworks Inc., market share, media player, Windows Media, barrier, practice, MSN Messenger, IM, decision

Microsoft's EU deadline looms

May 30, 2005 Company must submit on Tuesday its final proposal for complying with the antitrust order from the European Commission. TAGS: antitrust, European Union, proposal, commission, compliance, Microsoft Windows Media Player, order, decision, copy, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows

Vista delay could sting PC makers

March 22, 2006 The postponed launch of the Windows update looks bad for the whole computer industry, analysts say. TAGS: notebook company, delay, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC company, computer company, decision, Microsoft Windows Update, AMD, Microsoft Corp., PC, notebook computer, Dell, operating system, Microsoft Windows, HP

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, antitrust, European Union, framework, penalty, general counsel, court, Europe, order, decision, media player, Microsoft Corp., server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft cuts Windows virtualization features

May 10, 2007 Company making "tough decisions" surrounding its "Viridian" software to meet its mid-2008 release schedule. TAGS: virtualization, hypervisor, migration, Xen, server virtualization, VMware, Illuminata Inc., Microsoft Windows Server, schedule, Microsoft Longhorn, decision, server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

French parliament dumping Windows for Linux

November 27, 2006 Study by technology services company convinces the National Assembly that the switch will be cost-effective. TAGS: technology services company, open source, Linux, France, decision, training, Firefox, server, Web browser, operating system, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows
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