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Microsoft gears up for Novell antitrust suit

...WordPerfect, similarly lost its lead in the software office applications business to Microsoft. Antitrust lawsuitThe opposing lawyers will battle mightily over whether this was the... Read more

18 October, 2011 by Charles Cooper

Ballmer: We'll meet antitrust guidelines

In his first public remarks since the settlement in the long-running antitrust case, Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer says the company will meet the guidelines set down by the court Read more

13 November, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Microsoft blow in private antitrust case

Plaintiffs in private antitrust lawsuits including Sun, Netscape and Be win a point as they are told they may be able to use findings from the government's earlier case Read more

28 October, 2002 by Sandeep Junnarkar

Microsoft update 'violates' settlement

A rival computer-industry trade group has alleged that Microsoft's newly released Windows XP Service Pack 1 violates a pending antitrust settlement Read more

20 September, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Microsoft's plot to block Sun revealed

According to evidence and testimony introduced during the antitrust trial, Microsoft executives, including Chairman Bill Gates, attempted to steer the direction of a Web services standards body away from rival Sun Read more

15 May, 2002 by Wylie Wong

Did Gates tip the scales?

The experts' verdict: Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was effective on the witness stand, but the states still managed to give the judge some pointers Read more

26 April, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Gates: Custom Windows could run on PCs

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates acknowledges that an existing version of Windows that lets companies drop included components such as a browser could be configured to run on everyday computers Read more

25 April, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Gates gamble pays off for Microsoft

Redeeming himself as a witness, Microsoft's chairman takes surprising charge during cross-examination, fending off attacks by the states' lawyer and landing some hits of his own Read more

23 April, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Expert: Windows can be broken into parts

During cross-examination in the continuing antitrust trial, Princeton professor Andrew Appel defended his statement that middleware can be removed from Windows Read more

11 April, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Microsoft reveals antitrust testimony

Complying with a court order, the software company posts transcripts of antitrust case depositions made by chief executive Steve Ballmer and senior vice president Jim Allchin Read more

5 March, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

EC sets Microsoft antitrust date

A date for a decision from the EC on the long-running Microsoft antitrust case has been set -- but it's being kept top secret... Read more

24 February, 2004 by Jo Best

Microsoft antitrust ruling faces appeal

...of Columbia will not appeal Judge Kollar-Kotelly's decree in the Microsoft antitrust case. We will move on to enforcing the decree on behalf... Read more

2 December, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Microsoft antitrust debate heats up

Monday marked the end for public comment about the Microsoft antitrust settlement, setting the stage for the final showdown between opponents and... Read more

29 January, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

Google seeks to join EC's Microsoft antitrust case

The search giant says it has applied to help the Commission prove antitrust charges related to Microsoft's dominance of the web-browser market Read more

25 February, 2009 by Steven Musil
Mozilla to join EC's <endeca_term>Microsoft antitrust</endeca_term> case

Mozilla to join EC's Microsoft antitrust case

Firefox browser firm Mozilla has been cleared to see confidential European Commission documents and voice objections in the Internet Explorer-bundling case Read more

11 February, 2009 by Dawn Kawamoto

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