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Microsoft Bows To EU Antitrust Ruling
Blog Microsoft has agreed to comply with a 2004 EU court ruling on anticompetition, bringing changes that will "profoundly affect the software industry" according to European commissioner for competition policy Neelie Kroes.
[October 22, 2007, 14:35]
Breaking News: Microsoft Press Conference On EU Ruling
Blog I'm back in the office from a trip to Nairobi to look at how PCs from the West can be re-used in developing countries - and easing backing into the news agenda is not an option given the EU's ruling against Microsoft this morning.
[September 17, 2007, 13:34]
Microsoft Will Comply With EU Antitrust Ruling
News Microsoft has agreed to comply with a 2004 EU court ruling on anticompetition, bringing changes that will "profoundly affect the software industry" according to Neelie Kroes, European commissioner for competition policy.
[October 22, 2007, 16:10]
EU Sets Court Date For Microsoft Ruling
News Microsoft's first action will undoubtedly be to ask the EU Court of First Instance to suspend the ruling until its long, drawn-out case with the EU is completed in three or four years. European Union (EU) regulators have set a deadline of 22 March...
[March 16, 2004, 16:20]
Microsoft EU Antitrust Ruling
Talkback Nothing to be concerned about, Microsoft has the best judges money can buy.
[July 18, 2007, 15:03]
Microsoft EU Ruling Expected This Week
Talkback Well, Neelie, if Microsoft is that innovative then name without any error just five things Microsoft truly innovated (not the proposed EU Software Patent wise) before anyone else in the last ten years.
[December 20, 2004, 17:53]
Microsoft: We'll Comply With EU Ruling
Talkback There is some inteligence here (in EU) http://www.worldlii.org/eu/cases/ECComm/2004/1.html Case COMP/C-3/37.792 Microsoft is more about interoperativity than a media player, but there is now a smoke screen about it.
[December 23, 2004, 8:33]
EU Sets Court Date For Microsoft Ruling
Talkback Why are Microsoft so worried about the prospect of competing with Real Networks, Apple Quicktime, etc? If lots of people have MS Media player, more content providers will produce their content in Microsoft WMV format.
[March 17, 2004, 9:45]
EU Sets Court Date For Microsoft Ruling
Talkback Then I would say when ever you decide to use Microsoft the $$ will be double! If I were Bill Gates I would say FINE. Use any operating software you would like.
[March 16, 2004, 16:48]
Microsoft: We'll Comply With EU Ruling
Talkback Microsoft is very keen to *licence* their stuff out to other companies. Goto Slashdot and dig a bit and read up how the Microsoft licence sticks together for *licensing* stuff. Ohooo how wonderfull this court rulling!
[December 22, 2004, 23:13]
Microsoft: We'll Comply With EU Ruling
Talkback They deserve everything they got.
[December 22, 2004, 19:59]
Microsoft: We'll Comply With EU Ruling
News The move follows Microsoft's failed appeal to the European Court of First Instance to get the EC sanctions suspended until the full appeal against the competition ruling is heard next year. Microsoft argued that releasing the protocols to...
[December 22, 2004, 14:45]
Microsoft Ruling: EU Court Statement
News The European Court of First Instance said on Monday that it upheld the European Commission's antitrust decision against Microsoft, in what could prove to be a crucial regulatory landmark. The Court dismissed Microsoft's appeal on all substantive...
[September 17, 2007, 10:07]
Microsoft-EU Antitrust Decision Looms
News Because the ruling will have significant implications for consumers, computer makers, Microsoft's competitors and the ability of the Commission to regulate technology companies, the stakes are unusually high.
[September 17, 2007, 8:15]
EU Upholds Microsoft Penalties
News In its ruling, the court said Microsoft had not demonstrated the necessary urgency: "After examining the circumstances of the case, the President finds that Microsoft has not shown that it might suffer serious and irreparable damage as a result of...
[December 22, 2004, 9:55]
Microsoft To Appeal EU Fine
News The European Commission announced on Wednesday morning that it had fined Microsoft €280.5m for failing to comply with the 2004 antitrust ruling, under which Microsoft was ordered to release protocols allowing its rivals to develop server software...
[July 12, 2006, 15:20]
Microsoft Asks For Emergency EU Order
News Microsoft plans to ask a European court in the next few days for an emergency order blocking a ruling imposed in March that levied a heavy fine and required that Windows be offered without a media player.
[June 25, 2004, 9:35]
EU Rejects Microsoft's Licence Offer
News The European Commission has rejected Microsoft's proposed server interoperability licence, saying that it contained a number of serious flaws including unjustifiably high royalty fees and the exclusion of open source vendors.
[March 18, 2005, 9:40]
Microsoft's Sun Deal 'will Not Affect EU Appeal'
News In some ways, the settlement with Sun could be interpreted as Microsoft trying to address in an out-of-court settlement with a key competitor the central allegation of both the US and EU antitrust cases; that the company simply won't play fair...
[April 5, 2004, 17:20]
Samba: EC Ruling Made Microsoft Talk Again
News Tridgell went onto say that the 2004 European Commission decision broke the ice between the company and open-source developers and that "the channels of communication are now basically open again", despite Microsoft's ongoing disputes with the EU...
[March 12, 2008, 13:37]
