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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. TAGS: Stacy Drake, handwriting recognition, antitrust, founder, suit, claim, AT&T Corp., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: antitrust, suit, claim, founder, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC

Microsoft buys Lookout to boost search

July 16, 2004 The acquisition comes two weeks after the launch of a revamped MSN search. TAGS: Lookout Software, MSN Search, MSN, Internet search, acquisition, founder, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Microsoft Windows

Wooing interns to Silicon Valley

July 3, 2007 Students working at companies like Google enjoy lots of perks and hands-on training. But a stint at Microsoft gets you a date with Bill Gates. TAGS: intern, computer science, SafeWeb, student, Google Inc., talent, Silicon Valley, professor, food, founder, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft gets its Groove on

March 10, 2005 Software giant nabs Ray Ozzie's "virtual office" company. Also: Gates extols virtues of patience. TAGS: Groove Networks Inc., Ray Ozzie, business software, patient, Bill Gates, office, founder, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Gentoo Linux founder to 'educate' Microsoft

June 16, 2005 Software giant hires a key figure behind the popular Linux distribution to teach its in-house developers about open source. TAGS: Gentoo, Gentoo Linux, chief architect, Linux, open source, founder, developer, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft: Open source 'not reliable or dependable'

May 19, 2006 Executive tells BBC it's mainly of interest to community projects, lacks benefits of commercial model. TAGS: documentary, open source, open-source software, founder, Microsoft Corp.

Gentoo Linux founder quits Microsoft

February 14, 2006 Daniel Robbins has resigned after less than a year, saying he couldn't work there at "my full level of technical ability." TAGS: Gentoo, Gentoo Linux, founder, Linux, open-source software, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft to buy Groove Networks

March 10, 2005 Plans include adding Groove's "virtual office" software to Office lineup. Groove founder Ray Ozzie to become Microsoft CTO. TAGS: Groove Networks Inc., Ray Ozzie, collaboration, Bill Gates, founder, Massachusetts, P2P, office, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., acquisition, Microsoft Windows

Eolas says it would settle over IE

September 19, 2003 The company's founder says Microsoft is free to use patented technology in its Internet Explorer browser, provided it buys a license. Eolas had been seen by some as unwilling to cooperate. TAGS: Eolas Technologies Inc., remark, patent, Microsoft Internet Explorer, license, Web browser, founder, Microsoft Corp.

Ozzie wants a 'unified story' at Microsoft

March 11, 2005 Groove Networks founder Ray Ozzie knows exactly what he wants to do to improve Office--and Windows. TAGS: Ray Ozzie, Groove Networks Inc., IBM Lotus Notes, collaboration, impact, Microsoft Office, founder, career, P2P, Microsoft Corp., folder, IBM Corp., acquisition, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft buys photo management tool maker

June 27, 2006 Software maker acquires iView Multimedia, whose software helps manage digital photos, electronic art. TAGS: digital asset management, Web design, digital photograph, Microsoft Corp., founder, Apple Macintosh, Adobe Systems Inc., photograph, software company, Microsoft Windows

Open-source chronicles: Oracle buys, Gentoo founder flies

February 15, 2006 Oracle wakes up to the charms of Sleepycat Software, Gentoo's Daniel Robbins exits Redmond's embrace, and more. TAGS: Gentoo, Sleepycat Software Inc., Oracle Corp., open source, Sun UltraSPARC, founder, blog, open-source software, Linux, IBM Corp., database, Microsoft Corp.

That's rich: Gates tops Forbes list once again

September 24, 2004 Microsoft's leader brings home the gold medal for the 11th year running. Google's founders aren't doing too badly, either. TAGS: Bill Gates, Amazon.com Inc., Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin, Larry Page, Larry Ellison, founder, Google Inc., Oracle Corp., Microsoft Corp.

CRM sector not done with mergers yet, says Gartner

June 20, 2006 Frustration from company boards, founders over slow growth will fuel further consolidation, researcher predicts. TAGS: CRM, Gartner Inc., Salesforce.com Inc., consolidation, market leader, SAP AG, Siebel Systems Inc., software-as-a-service, Oracle Corp., PeopleSoft Inc., merger, sector, founder, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft file patent faces exam

June 11, 2004 Public-interest group wants FAT file system patent yanked for the good of Linux. TAGS: patent, Public Patent Foundation, file system, request, Linux, intellectual property, founder, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

New GPL draft due Wednesday

March 26, 2007 A third draft of the dominant open-source license is due Wednesday, and the final is due 90 days afterward. TAGS: GPL, GPL 2, GPL 3, Free Software Foundation, draft, Linus Torvalds, license, discussion, mailing list, open source, founder, project, Novell Inc., Linux, Java, Microsoft Corp.

Red Hat couches Microsoft-Novell pact as a Linux win

November 3, 2006 As the software maker endures a tough week, open-source experts question whether the deal would violate the GPL. TAGS: Novell Inc., GPL, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Bruce Perens, alliance, open-source software, SCO Group Inc., agreement, open source, founder, Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp.

Microsoft buys fabled U.K. game studio

April 6, 2006 Acquires Lionhead Studios, whose founder, Peter Molyneux, is one of the best-known independent video game developers in the business. TAGS: Lionhead Studios, David Cole, track record, studio, acquisition, Microsoft Corp., founder, Microsoft Xbox, success, U.K., video game, games, video, Microsoft Windows
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