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Petition demands Vista price cuts in U.K.

February 23, 2007 Why is the Microsoft OS so much more expensive in the United Kingdom than in the United States? More than 1,250 Brits are angry. TAGS: petition, U.K., Microsoft Windows Vista, U.S., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft criticized for Open XML petition

April 5, 2007 Company urges fast-track standardization of Office Open XML; open-source advocates say Microsoft is worried rivals will gain too much ground. TAGS: petition, standardization, OpenDocument Format, open source, Microsoft Office, XML, Microsoft Corp.

European Mac fans call Mac Mini pricing unfair

January 18, 2005 European shoppers are petitioning Apple to bring EU pricing better in line with that of the United States. TAGS: Apple Intel Mac Mini, petition, euro, European Union, pricing, U.K., Apple Computer, Apple Macintosh, U.S., Europe

U.K. government rejects calls for DRM ban

February 20, 2007 Almost 1,500 sign anti-DRM petition, but U.K. officials say the technology, when certain safeguards are observed, still has value. TAGS: digital-rights management, petition, U.K., copyright law, restriction, Steve Jobs, rootkit, government, Sony Corp., CD

Yale women demand stand on gender controversy

February 23, 2005 Grad students, professors call for Yale's president to condemn controversial comments by Harvard counterpart. TAGS: petition, faculty, women, science, president, policy, leader

NetCoalition files complaint over NYSE data fee hikes

November 14, 2006 Public-policy group says sites are starting to halt real-time stock data displays because of new pricing regulations. TAGS: New York Stock Exchange, petition, Real-Time, Yahoo! Inc., pricing

Verizon exemption could make businesses pay

March 22, 2006 Broadband deregulation could cause higher prices for Verizon's business customers and eliminate competition, say critics. TAGS: petition, exemption, business customer, competitive local exchange carrier, Verizon Communications, regulation, AT&T Corp., carrier, chairman, broadband, CEO

FCC denies SBC's request for price flexibility

May 6, 2005 SBC won't have much freedom in setting prices for linking Internet calls to the phone network. But the FCC promises to revisit the topic soon. TAGS: SBC Communications Inc., petition, phone network, regulation, request, flexibility, commission, chairman, VoIP, AT&T Corp., IP

H-1B limit reached for next year

June 2, 2006 The U.S. already has enough petitions to fill the 65,000 slots, prompting new calls from tech companies for a higher cap. TAGS: H-1B, petition, fiscal year, worker, cap, technology company, U.S., president, Microsoft Corp.

H-1Bs not going like hotcakes

May 24, 2005 Federal agency receives petitions for just 6,400 of the extra 20,000 guest-worker visas available for this year. TAGS: H-1B, petition, cap, worker, agency, U.S.

Apple takes a step away from FireWire

February 24, 2005 The Mac maker is defaulting to USB for its new iPods, even though it developed the competing FireWire connection. TAGS: FireWire, petition, shift, Apple Computer, USB 2.0, Apple iPod, USB, music player, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PC

French party exploits Google Adwords

November 16, 2005 Political leaders in majority party use Adword system to direct users to the party's sponsored links. TAGS: Google AdWords, petition, spokesperson, Google Inc., violence, Paris, link

Some H-1B workers underpaid, federal auditors say

June 23, 2006 Some petitions for temporary foreign labor were approved, despite the employers' intention to pay lower wages. TAGS: H-1B, employer, auditor, petition, worker, complaint

Supreme Court: We'll review eBay's patent case

November 28, 2005 Auctioneer cheers court's decision to question ruling that OK'd a permanent injunction. TAGS: permanent injunction, eBay Inc., petition, patent, decision, attorney

AOL charged with blocking opponents' e-mail

April 13, 2006 Company accused of bouncing messages opposed to its adoption of a program requiring marketers to pay. TAGS: petition, America Online Inc., spam filtering, adoption, tax, Mexico, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, message

Developers slam Microsoft's Visual Basic plan

March 14, 2005 More than 100 of the software giant's most influential developers urge the company to continue support for Visual Basic in its "classic" form. TAGS: Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Microsoft Visual Basic, Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, petition, developer, language, Microsoft .NET, survey, Microsoft Corp.

Level 3 withdraws request for VoIP fee ruling

March 22, 2005 One of the most important Internet telephony rulings of the year was expected from federal regulators Tuesday, but now it won't happen. TAGS: Level 3 Communications Inc., IP telephony, petition, VoIP, Vonage Holdings Corp., fee, telephony, request, chairman

Start-up wants feds to decide on free Wi-Fi plans

August 16, 2007 Silicon Valley company petitioned FCC 15 months ago to build national wireless network on unused spectrum. It's still awaiting a response. TAGS: petition, Silicon Valley, broadband, start-up, Wi-Fi

eBay seeks patent ruling from Supreme Court

July 27, 2005 Online auction house seeks relief from injunctions it says could hamstring the tech industry. TAGS: injunction, Sarnoff Corp., pharmaceutical company, eBay Inc., patent infringement, patent, petition, appeal, legislation, decision
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