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DOJ kicks out MS 'bias' claim
News The DOJ claims Microsoft is guilty of anticompetitive practices by bundling its Web browser with its computer operating systems, but Microsoft has argued that doing so simply makes it easier for customers to get onto the Internet.
[January 6, 1998, 13:07]
MS, DOJ sharply clash in new filings
News Throughout the trial, the DOJ argued that Microsoft possesses a monopoly in desktop operating systems running on Intel-based PCs, and that Microsoft attempted to coerce its competitors and so-called partners to preserve this monopoly.
[August 11, 1999, 9:09]
DOJ seeks contempt order against Microsoft
News The DOJ claims Microsoft's steps to comply with last week's preliminary injunction have thus far been insufficient. At a briefing held yesterday afternoon in Washington, one DOJ official accused Microsoft of making "an absolute mockery of the...
[December 18, 1997, 10:46]
DoJ eschews a 3-way MS split
News During a hearing Wednesday, Judge Jackson had asked the DoJ to present a revised proposal by the end of the week -- a move legal experts say indicates that he was planning to base his final judgment on the document.
[May 30, 2000, 9:12]
Microsoft on Trial: DoJ case opens window for Gates' rivals
News The AOL deal with Netscape, assuming it comes to pass, "is directly related to the DoJ case," said Rob Enderle, an analyst with Giga Information Group. Without the DoJ case, I don't think this would have been possible.
[November 20, 1998, 10:12]
US Report: DoJ disputes senators over Microsoft
News But the DoJ acknowledged that "in a very small number of occasions" it had been contacted by foreign governments asking about its long-running investigation into the software giant. However on Tuesday, the DoJ came under withering criticism from...
[July 16, 1998, 10:14]
DoJ 'encouraged' by Microsoft moves
Talkback I don't expect that the average person can grasp this but basicly the US DOJ has been bought and paid for. In other words, it's up to individual countries to protect their (national) interests.
[October 21, 2005, 22:41]
MS, DOJ settle on non-compliance
News In what can be viewed as a significant victory for the DOJ, Microsoft agreed to offer OEMs two new options that will enable them to sell PCs without Internet Explorer 3.0 or 4.0 bundled with the Windows 95 operating system.
[January 22, 1998, 18:12]
Microsoft: DoJ case all bluster, no proof
News For example, Microsoft said DoJ attorneys are using a narrow definition, such as software that runs on Intel-compatible PCs, but then they are accusing Microsoft of trying to combat products that are outside that market, products such as Java and...
[September 13, 1999, 8:59]
US Report: DoJ urges judge not to dismiss MS case
News The DOJ's legal filing late Monday also alleges that Microsoft sought to pressure chip partner Intel into rejecting business alliances with browser competitor Netscape. The DoJ and state officials also were harshly critical of Microsoft executives...
[September 2, 1998, 7:00]
US Report: DoJ pre-trial sparring continues
News Late last Friday, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) filed yet another motion in US District Court seeking to compel Microsoft to open up fully its sales and OEM databases. The filing comes on the heels of an order issued by the court on Oct...
[October 19, 1998, 16:22]
Microsoft forced hand of PC makers - DOJ papers
News Details about the three OEMs, as well as numerous other documents, E-mails and contracts, were among the exhibits the DOJ included with its petition to the U.S. The DOJ claims that the software giant is in violation of its 1995 consent decree.
[October 23, 1997, 9:11]
DOJ v MS: AOL, MCI called in
News Enderle also said the subpoenas indicate the DOJ is feeling pressure in light of a recent settlement with Microsoft and the company's recent win in Texas: "It looks like the DOJ is getting desperate. MCI Communications Corp.
[February 23, 1998, 12:16]
DOJ digs deeper into Microsoft
News Sun has confirmed that it has received a civil subpoena regarding Microsoft from the DoJ. Sun has also received separate subpoenas from several states also investigating the software giant. The move expands the government's probe beyond Microsoft's...
[March 17, 1998, 12:47]
MS: DoJ is trying to rewrite the law ?
News In two documents filed Tuesday in US District Court for the District of Columbia (Response to Plaintiffs' Joint Reply and Response to States), Microsoft argued that the DoJ and 19 state attorneys general are trying to rewrite antitrust law and...
[February 2, 2000, 9:17]
DOJ investigation of Microsoft to expand
News Department of Justice (DoJ) is expanding its antitrust investigation of Microsoft into the applications software arena, according to sources close to the investigation. This week, the DOJ went back to a number of the OEMs (original equipment...
[April 6, 1998, 10:25]
No surprise here: DoJ rips MS remedy, Part II
News But all 19 state attorneys general and the DoJ agreed that Microsoft's proposed conduct remedies would neither restore competition nor prevent future illegal conduct on Microsoft's part. In the section of the document regarding original equipment...
[May 18, 2000, 8:20]
US Report: DOJ says spill your guts Mr Gates
News Now it's up to the court," said a DOJ spokeswoman. But in its Friday filing, the DOJ said Marc Andreessen, vice president of Netscape, was questioned by Microsoft lawyers for "over 12 hours. They're going to ask him (Gates) about a lot of stuff...
[August 4, 1998, 9:44]
US Report: DoJ could threaten Windows 98 launch
News DOJ officials would not comment on when or whether the agency might levy another antitrust case against Microsoft. If Windows 98 is to be included within the focus of such a case, industry experts said the DOJ will need to act before the end of...
[April 7, 1998, 14:01]
DoJ rejects most MS changes
News In what is expected to be their final filing to the judge deciding the Microsoft antitrust case, the DoJ and 17 state attorneys general agreed to call the plan a "divestiture" rather than a "reorganisation," but they also asked the judge to ignore...
[June 6, 2000, 10:09]
