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Microsoft extends Vista bulk license discount to Europe
March 26, 2007
Amid complaints about bloated prices for the OS in the United Kingdom, software maker extends a U.S. discount program's reach.
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Did Microsoft get lucky in Europe?
October 16, 2006
Some European Parliament members are grateful the Vista release apparently isn't blocked completely.
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New Vistas for Microsoft--so why not Europe?
August 24, 2006
Policy analyst George A. Pieler says EC regulators are taking the wrong tack when it comes to the software giant.
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Microsoft: EU ruling could come soon
November 14, 2006
Top lawyer tells shareholders the ruling, expected as early as December, could provide "clarity" for industry.
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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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Microsoft to fight phishers in Europe
March 20, 2006
Will sue fraudsters who spoof MSN and other Web properties, expanding a legal campaign already under way in the U.S.
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Tech underdogs keep on barking
February 15, 2007
Novell vows to keep fighting Microsoft 'juggernaut', RightNow takes aim at SAP and Palm eyes Euro gains.
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European rivals turn wary eye on Microsoft
September 28, 2006
With Netscape's fate in mind, small European security firms are trying to gauge Microsoft's impact on their business.
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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.
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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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Gauging Microsoft threat to Europe's Linux users
September 20, 2007
Company could call on patents filed with the European Patent Office to sue U.K. open-source users, but the situation's complicated.
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Trade groups pick sides in EU-Microsoft battle
July 12, 2006
Software organizations take opposing views on how the multimillion-dollar antitrust fine will affect the industry.
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Firefox gains at IE's expense in Europe
July 17, 2007
Loss of market share could have implications for Microsoft's future in Web services, says Mozilla Europe's president.
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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.
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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...
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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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Why restraining Microsoft no longer matters
September 21, 2007
European regulators won a big court victory this week but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says Microsoft must fend off a bigger challenge.
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Microsoft to expand security research teams
February 7, 2007
Over the next six months, the software maker plans to establish security research and response teams in Europe and Asia.
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Study: Vista could create 50,000 jobs in Europe
September 14, 2006
Next version of Windows will create a cascade of benefits for local European economies, says Microsoft-sponsored study.
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Europe's mistake on Microsoft
July 18, 2006
CompTIA's Hugo Lueders says the EC's decision to fine Microsoft has more to do with hubris than with sound policy.
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