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

EU planning massive fine against Microsoft

March 22, 2004 European regulators plan to levy a record fine of more than $600 million against Microsoft as part of a strongly worded rebuke of the company's business practices. TAGS: European Union, fine, antitrust, business practice, settlement, Europe, Microsoft Corp., software company, U.S., e-mail

EU digs into Microsoft

April 22, 2004 The European Union reveals a detailed look at the reasoning behind its antitrust case against the software giant, including how regulators calculated their record fine. TAGS: European Union, antitrust, antitrust case, fine, regulator, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft pays EU in full

July 2, 2004 Company could have submitted a promissory note for its fine but instead ponies up $600 million, as its appeal continues. TAGS: fine, European Union, appeal, antitrust, commission, Massachusetts, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

EU planning massive fine against Microsoft

March 23, 2004 European regulators plan to levy a record fine of more than $600 million against Microsoft as part of a strongly worded rebuke of the company's business practices. TAGS: fine, commission, European Union, Time Warner Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

EU seen ruling against Microsoft

January 27, 2004 While a European Union decision in the antitrust investigation is still in its draft phase, and final details are yet to be made public, all the signs are that it won't be going Microsoft's way. TAGS: European Union, antitrust, fine, Governor, Bill Gates, Redmond, decision, Microsoft Corp., Europe, U.S., software company

Microsoft awaits word on EU fine

July 11, 2006 European antitrust regulators expected to announce historic fine as high as $3.8 million a day, backdated to Dec. 15. TAGS: commission, antitrust, fine, compliance, European Union, euro, deadline, batch, protocol, Microsoft Corp., spokesman

EU knocks Microsoft with $357 million fine

July 12, 2006 Figure could rise if the software giant doesn't comply by July 31 with Europe's antitrust dictates. TAGS: fine, commission, euro, antitrust, Brad Smith, press conference, European Union, protocol, compliance, Redmond, Microsoft Corp., software company

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, fine, regulator, decision, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Europe, intellectual property, letter, PC company, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, U.S.

EU report takes Microsoft to task

April 22, 2004 A 300-page report sheds new light on a corporate culture and business practices that led regulators to sanction the company last month for anticompetitive practices. TAGS: regulator, European Union, fine, OEM, Microsoft Windows Media Player, commission, decision, document, Microsoft Corp., media player, Windows Media, Europe, software company, Microsoft Windows, operating system

Antitrust angst for Microsoft

July 12, 2006 special coverage EU slaps Microsoft with $357 million fine in their ongoing antitrust battle. TAGS: angst, margin, antitrust, European Union, fine, font, Europe, Microsoft Corp.

'No alternative' to Microsoft fine

July 12, 2006 Wielding a $357 million charge, EU antitrust chief Neelie Kroes expects full compliance. And she has an eye on Vista. TAGS: euro, fine, commission, obligation, European Union, antitrust, decision, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft beats forecasts, but legal costs hurt

April 22, 2004 The software behemoth posts fiscal third-quarter revenue that's above expectations, but earnings are dented by the costs of a fine by the European Union and a settlement with Sun. TAGS: compensation, earnings, volume-license, fine, European Union, settlement, expectation, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., software company

EU's statement on end of Microsoft investigation

March 24, 2004 The European Commission gives a summary of its heavy-duty ruling against Microsoft after a long antitrust investigation. TAGS: commission, investigation, European Union, fine, interoperability, media player, operating system, Windows PC, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., antitrust, Windows Media, server, Microsoft Windows, PC
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