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Microsoft and US sue for return of antitrust documents

...2002 to make sure Microsoft was complying with the terms of its antitrust settlement with the US Department of Justice and 20 states. That settlement... Read more

22 August, 2011 by David Meyer

XP Service Pack 1 at testing stage

...update to Windows XP, which helps the operating system comply with the antitrust settlement Read more

6 June, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Media player row: Will the EU read between the lines?

In its ongoing case with the EU, Microsoft has argued that companies can afford to support multiple media formats - but the Commission needs to closely examine its evidence Read more

7 January, 2004 by David Berlind

Windows XP to reflect antitrust changes

The Windows XP will contain functionality, including the ability to remove access to middleware technologies, ordered by the court in the antitrust trial Read more

7 April, 2002 by Ian Fried

Microsoft releases details of new settlement

Microsoft's proposed settlement of more than 100 private antitrust cases would cost the company £700m - but could it also boost Windows market share? Read more

21 November, 2001 by Joe Wilcox

Public blasts Microsoft antitrust settlement

...on Thursday filed a legal brief summarising public comments received on an antitrust settlement cut in November. In the brief filed with US District Judge... Read more

8 February, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Appeals court reaffirms Microsoft settlement

A US Appeals Court on Wednesday upheld Microsoft's landmark antitrust settlement with the Department of Justice and several state attorneys general, rejecting... Read more

1 July, 2004 by Ina Fried

XP music feature raises antitrust concern

...that involves online music purchasing may violate the terms of Microsoft's antitrust settlement. The issue surfaced in a court-mandated briefing filed jointly by... Read more

21 October, 2003 by Ina Fried

Microsoft outlines new Windows terms

...companies can gain access to Windows protocols; an important element in its antitrust settlement with the federal government. Last week, Microsoft said it would alter... Read more

4 August, 2003 by Ina Fried

Apple objects to Microsoft settlement

Apple on Monday objected to a tentative antitrust settlement between California and Microsoft, saying the agreement will actually benefit the... Read more

14 January, 2003 by Staff

Microsoft settlement watchers chosen

...technical committee that will be responsible for enforcing the software giant's antitrust settlement. In a motion filed with US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly... Read more

22 November, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Microsoft update 'violates' settlement

...released Windows XP Service Pack 1 violates the software giant's pending antitrust settlement. In a 12-page letter sent to assistant attorney general Charles... Read more

20 September, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Microsoft antitrust efforts: Windows dressing?

Microsoft outlined the ways it is complying with a November antitrust settlement in a Monday conference call, but analysts say it is little... Read more

6 August, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Developers sceptical about Microsoft concessions

...questioning Microsoft's claim that it is offering significant concessions in its antitrust settlement proposal to the US Department of Justice. Primarily, developers said, Microsoft... Read more

30 March, 2000 by Mary Jo Foley

Redmond preps Longhorn for examination

...regulators next month to look at the implications of Longhorn on its antitrust settlement with the Justice Department Read more

27 January, 2005 by Ina Fried

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