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Microsoft violated antitrust laws
update A federal judge issues a stinging rebuke of Microsoft, saying the software giant violated antitrust laws. (April 3, 2:40 p.m. PT)

Are Microsoft shares a bargain?
The company's shares sink before the ruling is released, leading some to wonder whether this is a good buying opportunity. (April 3, 2:30 p.m. PT)

Microsoft shares slide as ruling expected today
update Microsoft shares slide 14 percent as traders await a ruling in the antitrust trial. (April 3, 1:30 p.m. PT)

Microsoft still faces lengthy probe in Europe
The European Commission says its investigation into alleged antitrust violations will continue regardless of the decision in a separate U.S. investigation. (April 3, 12:00 p.m. PT)

Major setback in Microsoft settlement talks
update The judge mediating settlement talks between Microsoft and the Justice Department says the negotiations are at an impasse and that he has ended his role in the landmark antitrust case. (April 1, 5:40 p.m. PT)

Hard to gauge extent, effectiveness of Microsoft concessions
Microsoft makes concessions in its ongoing antitrust settlement talks, but fear of the unknown is keeping the sides apart.(March 30, 6:00 p.m. PT)

DOJ, state conflicts compromise Microsoft settlement
Growing tensions among the Justice Department and 19 state attorneys general have compromised settlement negotiations in the Microsoft antitrust trial, sources say. (March 29, 8:05 a.m. PT)

No ruling in Microsoft antitrust trial
U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, who set today as a deadline for his decision in the landmark Microsoft antitrust trial, has postponed his decision. (March 28, 7:40 a.m. PT)

Talks go on as Microsoft proposal is scrutinized
Sources say that despite a last-minute proposal from Microsoft, ongoing settlement talks in the landmark antitrust case have seen little progress. (March 27, 5 p.m. PT)

Government unimpressed with Microsoft settlement offer
Government lawyers consider an 11th-hour offer from Microsoft to settle its antitrust trial inadequate, sources said. (March 26, 7:10 a.m. PT)

Microsoft offers to settle antitrust case
update Microsoft faxes a detailed proposal to government lawyers to settle its landmark antitrust case as a Tuesday deadline looms. (March 25, 12:15 p.m. PT)

Microsoft, DOJ may be closer to settling
update The government backs away from its demands that the software giant be split while Microsoft may accept restrictions on how it manages its business. (March 23, 10:25 a.m. PT)

Klein says serious antitrust remedy sought
The assistant Attorney General says any remedy in the landmark Microsoft antitrust case must be commensurate with the seriousness of the firm's actions. (March 22, 2:25 p.m. PT)

Analysts say settlement possible in trial
The software giant could soon settle the antitrust case brought against it by the Justice Department, analysts say after meeting with Microsoft's chief financial officer. (March 7, 4:40 p.m. PT)

Harvard professor mutes antitrust skepticism
Harvard Law School professor Lawrence Lessig, regarded as an influential force on Judge Jackson, downplays a news story that indicated he had doubts Microsoft should be broken up. (February 24, 5:35 p.m. PT)

"Plausible benefit" is key phrase in antitrust trial
In the federal antitrust trial with Microsoft, the case now could be boiling down to a question of "plausible benefit" for consumers. (February 22, 12:40 p.m. PT)

Microsoft case in last hearing before final ruling
update The software giant and the government face off for the last time as the landmark antitrust case goes before the judge for a final ruling. (February 22, 4:10 a.m. PT)

Could Microsoft open source code to settle?
update Microsoft would be willing to open the source code for its Windows software to competitors if that was all it would take to settle the antitrust case filed by the Justice Department, chairman Bill Gates indicates. (February 18, 3:40 a.m. PT)

Breakup dissension not stopping Microsoft settlement talks
The government's determination to break up the software giant stalls ongoing settlement talks in Chicago, sources say. (February 16, 10:50 a.m. PT)

Poll shows most oppose breakup
update Two trade groups closely allied with Microsoft release a study showing Americans oppose breaking up the software giant, in essence backing the software giant's contention in the trial.(February 2, 9:25 a.m. PT)

Microsoft trial a battle of public favor
update There's a strong reason that the combatants in the antitrust trial have regularly leaked information to the press: In a case of such magnitude, public opinion must be reckoned with--and swayed, if possible. (February 1, 3:00 p.m. PT)

Friends, foes file comments in antitrust case
The "friend of the court" briefs are not mandatory or binding on the parties involved, but they serve to illuminate or advise on points of law. (February 1, 10:40 a.m. PT)

DOJ, states counter Microsoft filing
The U.S. Justice Department and 19 states brave a blizzard to file another brief in the Microsoft antitrust trial, which is rapidly moving toward oral arguments. (January 25, 6:30 p.m. PT)

DOJ, states to rebut Microsoft's antitrust arguments
Government lawyers this week will attack Microsoft's arguments in rebuttal papers expected to portray the software giant as a monopolist. (January 25, 8:10 a.m. PT)