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Gates' gamble: One bluff too many?

...oppressive thumb on the scale of competitive fortune," as it violated the Sherman Act. The breadth of Monday's decision suggests that Jackson may be... Read more

5 April, 2000 by Charles Cooper and David Raikow

Google Books opposition stacks up on deadline

...s Standard Oil and the railroad industry, which eventually led to the Sherman Act's antitrust laws. Google is trying to get final approval of... Read more

9 September, 2009 by Tom Krazit

The legacy of Microsoft's 1994 consent decree

...dealings with computer makers. Though much less well-known than the broader Sherman Act case later brought by the Department of Justice, this initial action... Read more

13 July, 2004 by Ina Fried

The remedy that wasn't such a bitter pill

...US District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson concluded that Microsoft had violated the Sherman Act and some state laws in three ways: by illegally trying to... Read more

24 March, 2004 by Declan McCullagh

Proof emerges of SCO's Microsoft link

An investment company has corroborated allegations of ties between the two firms fighting against open source Read more

12 March, 2004 by Stephen Shankland

Kazaa firm banned from suing record labels

...permission. Sharman countersued in February, alleging that the entertainment industry violated the Sherman Act by conspiring to prevent the company from providing protected versions of... Read more

8 July, 2003 by Sandeep Junnarkar

Antitrust ally returns to haunt Oracle

...strategy during the 1990s: to humble Microsoft through aggressive application of the Sherman Act and other antitrust laws. Now, Reback is accusing Oracle of occupying... Read more

27 June, 2003 by Declan McCullagh

Court sets back Sun's Java push

Microsoft will not have to include Sun's Java virtual machine, though it will have to stop distributing some of its own versions Read more

27 June, 2003 by Declan McCullagh and Stephen Shankland

Experts: Java lawsuit could be tough to win

News analysis: Sun is gunning for Microsoft with an aggressive lawsuit, but expert opinion is divided over whether or not it can win Read more

11 March, 2002 by Joe Wilcox

2001: Microsoft in court

...up, but the charges over illegal monopoly practices, in contravention of the Sherman Act, stood. Indeed, the Court of Appeals' ruling was so damning that... Read more

28 December, 2001 by Matt Loney

2001: In the courts

...up, but the charges over illegal monopoly practices, in contravention of the Sherman Act, stood. On Friday, 2 November, Microsoft and the DoJ reached their... Read more

26 December, 2001 by Matt Loney

DOJ, Microsoft close to antitrust deal

...Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled that Microsoft violated two sections of the 1890 Sherman Act. Two months later, Jackson ordered that Microsoft be broken into separate... Read more

1 November, 2001 by Joe Wilcox

Hurdles lie ahead for Microsoft

...of Appeals to have illegally maintained their monopoly in violation of the Sherman Act. That's devastating." So solid is the government's remaining case... Read more

2 July, 2001 by Joe Wilcox

Tech companies silent on Microsoft ruling

For the time being, most high-tech companies are letting the lobbyists do the talking - with predictable arguments Read more

29 June, 2001 by Ian Fried and Stephen Shankland

FAQ: What the appeals court's ruling means

...in April 2000 ruled that Microsoft violated two sections of the 1890 Sherman Act. About two months later, he issued a remedy that ordered Microsoft... Read more

29 June, 2001 by Joe Wilcox

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