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EU regulators cool on Microsoft open-source move

February 21, 2008 Announcement won't affect its antitrust investigations against the software giant, says European Commission. TAGS: Jeremy Allison, interoperability, commission, announcement, Samba, European Union, Steve Ballmer, API, antitrust, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Ballmer repeats threats against Linux

February 20, 2007 In no-nonsense presentation to New York analysts, Microsoft's CEO warns Linux sellers that open-source "is not free." TAGS: Steve Ballmer, coupon, Novell Inc., intellectual property, open source, Linux, Linux seller, threat, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., New York, CEO, server

Microsoft on the defensive

October 21, 2003 CEO Steve Ballmer re-emphasizes Microsoft's "top priority" efforts to make its software more secure, and ties in the company's campaign against open source. Also: new defenses for MSN, Hotmail. TAGS: MSN Hotmail, Steve Ballmer, MSN, open source, security, Microsoft Corp., CEO

Ballmer: Raising Microsoft's security game

October 21, 2003 The CEO defends Microsoft's efforts to protect its software against attacks and says open-source rivals can't match the software giant on security. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, top priority, roadmap, open source, patch management, security, Linux, CEO, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Report: Microsoft says open source violates 235 patents

May 14, 2007 Top Microsoft lawyer alleges in a magazine interview that the Linux kernel and OpenOffice.org violate hundreds of the company's patents. TAGS: patent, open-source software, open source, OpenOffice.org, Linux kernel, Linux, article, Steve Ballmer, Novell Inc., intellectual property, lawyer, Red Hat Inc., Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., Oracle Corp., IBM Corp.

At Gartner gathering, Ballmer and Hurd look ahead

October 19, 2005 Microsoft's CEO touts "the greatest innovation pipeline we've ever had," while HP's Hurd plans to stick to the basics. TAGS: Mark Hurd, Steve Ballmer, HP, CEO, Gartner Inc., Google Inc., blog, Microsoft Corp., open source, Microsoft Office, photograph

Ballmer: Where Microsoft is going

June 5, 2003 CEO Steve Ballmer explains what's on his mind after delivering the latest annual mission statement to his troops. High on the agenda: how to combat the challenge presented by open source. TAGS: commercial software company, Steve Ballmer, troop, memo, open source, open-source software, software company, information technology, idea, Linux, Microsoft Corp., CEO, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft learns to live with open source

July 11, 2005 Though it still opposes open-source products and licensing, Microsoft is begrudgingly adopting similar practices to appeal to its corporate customers. TAGS: open source, Steve Ballmer, Linux server, Linux, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., server, CEO, Microsoft Windows

Cyberpeace--of sorts--in our time

November 7, 2006 newsmaker Steve Ballmer and Ron Hovsepian make an unlikely pair, and their pact has caught the tech industry by surprise. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, interoperability, intellectual property, framework, GPL, dream, Linux, Novell Inc., Unix, open source, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Ballmer: Nothing's rotten in Denmark

July 13, 2004 Microsoft's CEO says the company and its partners should strive to expand its midmarket success with Danish customers. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Denmark, SAP AG, Toronto, Microsoft Longhorn, Novell Inc., Microsoft Corp., Linux, open source, CEO, Microsoft Windows

This week in Linux news

November 19, 2004 Sun to provide legal protection from patent-infringement suits to those using, developing open-source Solaris--a move to counter Linux. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Sun Solaris, Scott McNealy, intellectual property, Linux, SCO Group Inc., patent, Sun Microsystems Inc., open source, open-source software, Java, operating system, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Shareholders rubber-stamp Microsoft payout

November 9, 2004 Approval of changes to employee stock compensation paves way for $32 billion bonanza for shareholders. TAGS: payout, shareholder, Steve Ballmer, dividend, stock price, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., open source

Microsoft walks tightrope with business services

February 22, 2007 The company has good reason to expand into services and hosted software, but it must be careful not to alienate partners. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, Microsoft SharePoint, help desk, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Oracle Corp., information technology, open source, IBM Corp., server, e-mail

New salvos in software war

October 23, 2003 roundup Red Hat's Linux 3.0 and Microsoft's Office 2003 battle for corporate wallets. TAGS: Microsoft Office 2003, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, Linux, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Office, open source, Microsoft Corp., CEO, security, server, Microsoft Windows

In Europe, Microsoft aims to mute open-source 'noise'

June 30, 2004 Exec pooh-poohs "emotional debate" and says defections to Linux are limited to just a few high-profile cases. TAGS: Munich, open source, Europe, Linux, noise, bank, Steve Ballmer, government, Microsoft Corp., Sun Microsystems Inc., U.S., Microsoft Windows

Microsoft and Novell's bridge to Linux

November 7, 2006 Longtime rivals make nice with a plan to help businesses use the open-source OS along with Windows. TAGS: Novell Inc., pact, Red Hat Inc., Linux, Steve Ballmer, open source, Microsoft Corp., software company, Oracle Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, video

Microsoft, Novell paint target on Red Hat

November 3, 2006 New technical and legal partnership is meant to take Red Hat down a notch--and could help Novell too. TAGS: Novell Inc., Rick Sherlund, Red Hat Inc., Steve Ballmer, SuSE, open source, open-source community, Linux, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., agreement, CEO, Microsoft Windows

A Microsoft-Red Hat warming trend?

May 10, 2005 CEOs Steve Ballmer and Matthew Szulik met for a meal recently, sources say. How's Microsoft feeling about open source these days? TAGS: Red Hat Inc., GPL, open source, Steve Ballmer, source code, Bill Gates, antitrust, open-source software, Microsoft Corp., New York, Sun Microsystems Inc., Linux, CEO
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