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OpenDocument up for adoption in Texas, Minnesota

February 7, 2007 States may follow Massachusetts in making the rival to Microsoft Word format the standard for all documents, spreadsheets and presentations. TAGS: OpenDocument Format, Minnesota, Texas, Massachusetts, agency, bill, spreadsheet, Microsoft Office, state, standard, document, presentation, XML, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word

Microsoft settles Minnesota antitrust case

April 19, 2004 update The software maker reaches a preliminary settlement to quell allegations that it overcharged for its software--yet another example of an antitrust or patent lawsuit laid to rest. TAGS: Minnesota, antitrust, antitrust case, antitrust law, settlement, claim, court, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Teen gets 18 months in prison for worm

January 28, 2005 Jeffrey Lee Parson, 19, must also participate in 10 months of community service for unleashing a variant of the MSBlast worm. TAGS: Jeffrey Lee Parson, MSBlast worm, prison, variant, Minnesota, worm, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft juggles security, antitrust woes

March 18, 2004 roundup A 1997 e-mail from Microsoft may work against it in court. Meanwhile, at the Microsoft Management Seminar an executive says security issues are delaying product development. TAGS: Minnesota, antitrust, product development, European Union, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp., security, e-mail, operating system, Microsoft Windows

Coming back to haunt them

March 24, 2004 As recent developments in Microsoft's antitrust defense demonstrated, its executives' words have a way of resurfacing as trial evidence. TAGS: Minnesota, Warren Buffett, antitrust, prosecutor, credibility, Jeff Raikes, Bill Gates, lawyer, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Microsoft e-mail talks of Windows' 'toll bridge'

March 18, 2004 Read an e-mail exchange between Microsoft executive Jeff Raikes and billionaire investor Warren Buffett here. TAGS: Jeff Raikes, Warren Buffett, class action, plaintiff, Minneapolis, Minnesota, court, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, operating system, Microsoft Windows

E-mail gives peek at Microsoft strategies

March 17, 2004 The company says in a Minnesota court that it did not abuse its OS dominance to hike prices. But a 1997 e-mail from a Microsoft exec to Warren Buffett compared Windows to a "toll bridge" on every P... TAGS: Warren Buffett, Jeff Raikes, Coca-Cola Co., Minnesota, class action, Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp., e-mail, operating system, CEO, PC, Microsoft Windows

Ballmer: All companies should be allowed to innovate

March 24, 2004 Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer vows to fight the European Commission's antitrust ruling, arguing that all companies, even ones with a near monopoly, have a right to improve their products. TAGS: Burst.com Inc., antitrust, Nebraska, Steve Ballmer, monopoly, class action, Minnesota, trial, Sun Microsystems Inc., Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Week in review: Security breach

October 10, 2003 Despite heightened awareness of security vulnerabilities, prying eyes are still making very public intrusions. TAGS: Bertelsmann Music Group, district, Wi-Fi technology, Minnesota, copy protection, Week in review, antipiracy, Vonage Holdings Corp., Wi-Fi, student, security, health, attack, CD, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

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