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Microsoft watches and waits

roundup Software maker gives the feds ammunition in their case against Oracle. Also: Is the EU's impending antitrust decision on Microsoft too little, too late?

CNET News staff
roundup Microsoft gives the Justice Department ammunition in the feds' case against Oracle. Also: Is the EU's impending antitrust decision on Microsoft too little, too late?

Microsoft move undermines Oracle bid
Executives at the software giant give U.S. antitrust authorities a sworn statement that could help the government's effort to block Oracle's bid to buy PeopleSoft, attorneys familiar with the case say.
March 8, 2004

Is EU looking at yesterday's Microsoft?
As the European Union considers restrictions aimed at preventing Microsoft from unfairly using its dominance in PC OSes to gain control of the market for multimedia software, some say the war has already moved on.
March 8, 2004

EU, Microsoft in conflict over clause
The European Commission denies a statement by Microsoft that EU regulators had approved a business practice that Japanese antitrust authorities later investigated as illegal.
March 8, 2004

Worm disguises self as Microsoft patch
The latest variant of the mass-mailing Sober worm masquerades as an official Microsoft patch for the MyDoom worm.
March 8, 2004

previous coverage
Feds reject Eolas browser patent
In a preliminary decision, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office invalidates Eolas' claim to browser technology central to its multimillion-dollar case against Microsoft.
March 5, 2004

Microsoft plans new Windows Server update
The upgrade of the server OS is expected before the arrival of Longhorn. Chairman Bill Gates first mentioned the change in plans during an interview with CNET News.com.
March 5, 2004