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Regulators tell Microsoft there's plenty in a name

January 29, 2005 Name of Windows version that unbundles Media Player would undermine antitrust penalty, EU says. TAGS: Stacy Drake, commission, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Europe, order, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft tells judge it's antitrust-compliant

November 30, 2005 After catching criticism for favoring Windows Media Player, company says it will expand "antitrust training" for employees. TAGS: Brad Smith, antitrust, Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, music player, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, Windows Media, Washington, compliance, attorney, Microsoft Corp., training, document, software company, conference, Microsoft Windows

Deja vu: Microsoft's antitrust defense

January 14, 2004 Antitrust expert Richard Donovan says the software maker's defense before the European Commission against anticompetition charges has a familiar ring to it. TAGS: remedy, settlement, Microsoft Windows Media Player, antitrust, litigation, commission, content provider, Microsoft Internet Explorer, digital media, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., U.S., Microsoft Windows, operating system, server

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: commission, proposal, antitrust, European Union, representative, Microsoft Windows Media Player, decision, Microsoft Corp., Apple Computer, server, Microsoft Windows

Europe: Time running out for Microsoft

May 11, 2005 The European Commission talks tough as it waits for Microsoft to comply with last year's antitrust ruling. TAGS: representative, commission, antitrust, European Union, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, Europe, Microsoft Windows

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 slaps record fine on Microsoft

March 25, 2004 Regulators hit the software giant with a fine of $613 million for violating European Union antitrust law and also order the unbundling of Media Player software from Windows. TAGS: Thomas Penfield Jackson, European Union, monopoly, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Media Player, computer company, Microsoft Corp., Windows Media, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, media player, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, agreement, server

Microsoft details EU concessions

June 6, 2005 Software giant releases details of its concessions aimed at meeting the demands of the EU's antitrust regulators. EU praises Microsoft plan TAGS: European Union, concession, commission, antitrust, interoperability, software product, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, order, Microsoft Windows, server

EU, Microsoft fail to agree on deal

March 18, 2004 The European Commission and Microsoft have been unable to reach a settlement on the landmark antitrust case, the top EU regulator said. TAGS: European Union, settlement, remedy, antitrust, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, Europe, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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: European Union, proposal, antitrust, commission, Microsoft Windows Media Player, compliance, copy, order, decision, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft takes its time on EC response

September 17, 2003 The implementation of a European Commission competition decision against the software maker could be delayed, according to reports. TAGS: European Union, commission, interoperability, antitrust, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, streaming media, decision, response, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Windows, server, PC, operating system

Ruling could be key to Microsoft's future

March 24, 2004 A European Union decision to force the company to unbundle its media software with Windows could set legal limits on its product strategy. TAGS: European Union, Brad Smith, Microsoft Longhorn, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Windows Media Player, decision, Apple Computer, antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, U.S., CEO

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, letter, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., PC company, Microsoft Windows, U.S.

Microsoft rebuts RealNetworks charges

February 20, 2004 The software giant denies that it used its dominance in PC operating systems to unfairly control the streaming-media market. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., antitrust, Microsoft Windows Media Player, digital media, Apple QuickTime, Netscape Communications Corp., media player, Microsoft Corp., desktop computer, Windows Media, operating system, Apple Computer, Microsoft Windows, Web browser, PC

EU to probe Microsoft-Time Warner buy

August 25, 2004 The decision is a setback for the two companies and their plan to acquire ContentGuard, a digital rights management firm. TAGS: ContentGuard Inc., commission, Thomas Vinje, digital-rights management, antitrust, Time Warner Inc., Brussels, Microsoft Windows Media Player, investigation, Windows Media, media player, European Union, decision, attorney, Microsoft Corp., agency

'To heck with Mario Monti'

March 24, 2004 CNET News.com's Charles Cooper voices his opinion on how Microsoft's Steve Ballmer should have reacted to the European Union's competition commissioner. TAGS: Mario Monti, European Union, Steve Ballmer, Brussels, antitrust, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Punishing Microsoft

March 26, 2004 The European Union's long-awaited antitrust ruling on Microsoft was a one-two combination that could have a widespread affect on consumers and competition. TAGS: Novell Inc., European Union, Linux desktop, antitrust, Week in review, Steve Ballmer, Linux, Microsoft Windows Media Player, Apple Computer, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, U.S., server

Real hits Microsoft with $1 billion antitrust suit

December 19, 2003 The streaming media provider sues Microsoft, accusing the software giant of illegally using its Windows monopoly to limit consumer choice in digital media. TAGS: RealNetworks Inc., digital media, monopoly, media player, antitrust, suit, streaming media, lawsuit, PC company, Microsoft Corp., Netscape Communications Corp., Microsoft Windows Media Player, Windows Media, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

European judge probes Microsoft antitrust case

September 30, 2004 Day one of a two-day hearing focuses on whether the software juggernaut should have to share information with rivals. TAGS: commission, testimony, antitrust, Brad Smith, party, Microsoft Windows Media Player, media player, Microsoft Corp., president, Microsoft Windows

MSN Music: It's really about Windows

August 30, 2004 Microsoft is expected to launch its iTunes rival this week, but its eye is on more than song sales. TAGS: store, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, MSN, Windows Media, Microsoft Windows Media Player, e-commerce, antitrust, digital music, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, U.S.
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