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A Year Ago: MS on verge of pricing revamp
News Microsoft is considering a revamp in its OEM pricing and licensing strategy in an attempt to stem the flow of grey imports and pirated software into the UK dealer channel, according to a source close to the company.
[March 12, 1999, 6:25]
MS WSBS
Talkback I wonder how hard they make it to remove this Trial-Ware ? I think I'll pass.
[July 24, 2008, 17:46]
Splitting MS won't benefit consumers - analyst
News Higher prices and incompatibility for software could follow if the giant is turned into "baby bills" Lustig claimed. Whether you like Windows or not, it is a standard that everyone benefits from. If there are three separate Microsofts, there may be...
[March 12, 1999, 14:20]
Can MS ever get anything right?
Member Review This "upgrade" is supposed to improve stability and security. It does neither -- two of our installs were hacked over the Net within hours of installing the service pack. It breaks most firewall products and prevents Norton IS working properly.
[October 13, 2004, 15:24]
MS admits 'incompatibilities' with IE 5
News Neil Laver, Microsoft's Internet Product Manager, admitted that there were "some incompatibilities", but argued that IE 5 bugs were not to blame for the problem. Laver explained: "Visual 6 was designed for IE 4.
[March 19, 1999, 12:35]
MS plans settlement talks with DoJ
News According to US reports Microsoft Corp.plans to begin settlement talks with the Justice Department and 19 states, in a bid to end the federal antitrust trial. The report comes as Microsoft prepares to go back to court, after suffering several...
[March 22, 1999, 14:26]
MS trial: Legal eagles' meeting bears no fruit
News Microsoft chairman Bill Gates this week said the company had made a settlement offer to the Justice Department and states -- an offer described by some state attorneys general as inadequate. We'll have talks on Tuesday," Attorney General Patricia...
[March 26, 1999, 10:19]
MS reacts coolly to proposed auction of Windows
News In its Sunday edition, the Seattle times said the idea for a forced auction of Windows licensing rights was one of several proposals the attorneys general will take to a negotiating session with Microsoft executives Tuesday.
[March 29, 1999, 10:11]
Judge sets MS-DoJ trial schedule
News Microsoft Corp.is scheduled to head back to court on May 10. The company and the Justice Department met with the judge in the anti-trust case Wednesday to set a schedule for further proceedings. A list of rebuttal witnesses will be available by...
[April 1, 1999, 7:18]
Microsoft on Trial: MS 'crossed the line' says economist
News In May 1995, Microsoft's Ben Slivka wrote: "If we don't quickly become the supplier of choice for Internet technology, the Internet will grow and change under someone else's influence, and we risk losing the standard setting role (with the...
[January 6, 1999, 11:57]
Microsoft on Trial: MS gets technical...
News Focusing on technical issues is a key part of Microsoft's defence, which kicks off this week at the antitrust trial in Washington, said sources close to the company's defence team. Many experts believe that tactic won't be enough to offset the...
[January 11, 1999, 16:25]
A Year Ago: MS takes softly-softly approach to piracy
News Microsoft has set up an open licensing programme to help small businesses keep their software management and licensing in line. The move follows the BSA's Crackdown 97 campaign last year which highlighted a UK business piracy rate of 34 per cent.
[January 12, 1999, 5:55]
Microsoft on Trial : Consumers not harmed by MS
News Microsoft Corp.s first witness in the antitrust case roundly criticised Department of Justice witnesses and attorneys, saying they provided no sound evidence that consumers are harmed by Microsoft's actions or that the company has monopoly power...
[January 12, 1999, 10:31]
Microsoft on Trial: MS witness concedes DoJ points
News An economist testifying for Microsoft in its antitrust case this morning said software companies that "tie" separate software programs into their operating systems may harm consumers if that integration makes competing programs malfunction.
[January 20, 1999, 15:20]
Open-source guru converting MS?
News Raymond, who's been known to don an Obi-Wan costume during public events, said a Microsoft research and development scientist invited him to give a talk to some R&D folks there. He said he doesn't expect to meet with anyone outside of R&D.
[June 18, 1999, 8:08]
MS credits XP, Xbox for 'record' sales
News Microsoft whizzed past analysts' sales projections but saw earnings hit by court battles. The company posted fiscal second-quarter net income of $2.28bn (£1.6bn), or 41 cents per share, including a $660m charge for legal issues.
[January 18, 2002, 8:49]
MS puts coders on bug alert
News Microsoft's security-assurance group has become the software giant's taskmaster for the next month. Under a new push to secure software code and convince customers that security is a top priority, Microsoft is putting its Windows developers...
[February 8, 2002, 9:36]
Predictable McNealy sings same song - slamming MS
News McNealy used large portions of his keynote address at Sun's JavaOne developers conference in San Francisco Thursday, as well as a subsequent press conference, to paint Microsoft Corp.as a ruthless monopoly destroying companies and promoting a...
[June 18, 1999, 9:07]
Ms/DoJ: DoJ begins attack on final MS witness
News Boies began his cross examination of Richard Schmalensee, Dean of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management, by asking him questions about how much Microsoft paid him. Schmalensee ducked many of the questions, but finally...
[June 24, 1999, 10:02]
MS posts NetMeeting 2.0
News NetMeeting 2.0 allows multiple users to speak with or without video at the same time as sharing and editing documents or presenting ideas on a virtual whiteboard. Key features include the ability to change video windows on the fly; full-duplex...
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