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Public blasts Microsoft antitrust settlement
News The Justice Department and Microsoft on Thursday filed a legal brief summarising public comments received on an antitrust settlement cut in November. Microsoft, the Justice Department and nine states agreed to the settlement in early November, with...
[February 8, 2002, 8:45]
Lawsuit targets Microsoft and the DoJ
News A nonprofit antitrust group filed a lawsuit on Thursday alleging the Justice Department and Microsoft violated federal law by not properly disclosing all information and communications related to settlement negotiations.
[January 25, 2002, 9:46]
States still mulling over Microsoft
News The response by the state attorneys general to the proposed antitrust settlement deal between Microsoft and the Justice Department remained up in the air at a crucial hearing on Tuesday before a federal judge.
[November 6, 2001, 16:58]
States to pursue Microsoft action
News Several states have refused to accept an agreement between the Justice Department and Microsoft, choosing instead to press further antitrust litigation against the software company. The state attorneys general who today rejected the settlement...
[November 7, 2001, 8:36]
What the Microsoft-DOJ deal means
News Microsoft and the Department of Justice on Friday agreed to settle a three-year-old antitrust battle -- a settlement that could change the computing landscape and, according to some proponents, bolster the sagging US economy.
[November 7, 2001, 11:20]
Will MS pact changes open floodgates?
News The US Justice Department and Microsoft are expected to file separate legal briefs on Wednesday that will reveal modifications to their landmark antitrust settlement. The Justice Department, nine of 18 states and Microsoft settled the case in early...
[February 28, 2002, 9:10]
Microsoft settlement watchers chosen
News The Justice Department and Microsoft on Thursday picked two members of a three-person technical committee that will be responsible for enforcing the software giant's antitrust settlement. In a motion filed with US District Judge Colleen Kollar...
[November 22, 2002, 10:15]
DOJ v MS: AOL, MCI called in
News AOL) all said Friday they had received civil subpoenas from the Justice Department in its probe of Microsoft Corp.although none is a target of investigation. The Justice Department issued the civil investigative demands as it gathers information to...
[February 23, 1998, 12:16]
US Report: Microsoft delivers, ups earnings expectations
News Microsoft Corp.might be in hot water with the Justice Department, but it's doing just fine on Wall Street. That rosier-than-usual assessment is sure to cheer investors, who have been trading Microsoft shares over concerns about the company's battle...
[October 21, 1998, 10:02]
Judge clears way to antitrust verdict
News In a move that could bring Microsoft and the Justice Department closer to an approved settlement deal, a federal judge said on Tuesday that both parties had complied with laws governing antitrust settlements.
[July 3, 2002, 7:59]
Consumer groups lament Microsoft deal
News Consumer advocate groups reacted to Friday's Microsoft-Department of Justice antitrust settlement with disappointment. Groups such as the Consumer Project on Technology said that the software giant, which settled its landmark case with the Justice...
[November 2, 2001, 17:13]
Microsoft settlement expected today
News Microsoft and the Justice Department are expected to deliver a proposed settlement on Friday to the federal judge overseeing their landmark antitrust case. Ultimately, Lande believes a Microsoft-Justice Department settlement could be approved even...
[November 2, 2001, 8:52]
Microsoft, DOJ unveil settlement report
News The Justice Department and Microsoft on Thursday released a report summarising public comments received on an antitrust settlement deal cut in November. Microsoft, the Justice Department and nine states agreed to the settlement in early November...
[February 8, 2002, 6:31]
DOJ, Microsoft close to antitrust deal
News Microsoft and the Justice Department reportedly have made significant headway toward settling the landmark antitrust case before a court-imposed Friday deadline. Officials at the US Justice Department met state attorneys general in the case to...
[November 1, 2001, 8:57]
Microsoft settlement: Done deal
News Microsoft and the Justice Department on Friday filed a revised settlement in the software giant's long-standing antitrust case. The Justice Department, Microsoft and nine states--Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North...
[November 11, 2002, 14:47]
Justice Dept won't pursue Microsoft break-up
News Microsoft, the Justice Department and 18 states are scheduled to meet over the next two weeks with US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. The Justice Department said in a statement that it would "not seek a break-up of the company into separate...
[September 6, 2001, 15:39]
Judge orders Microsoft broken in two
News US District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson ruled Wednesday that Microsoft should be split into two companies, closely following a US Department of Justice recommendation. At a hearing two weeks ago, Jackson invited the US Department of Justice and...
[June 8, 2000, 8:51]
2001: Microsoft in court
News A little over a year ago, Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, presiding over the Department of Justice (DoJ) case against Microsoft, ruled that the software giant be broken into separate operating systems and software applications companies.
[December 28, 2001, 6:31]
Microsoft agrees to more DOJ terms
News Microsoft has agreed to abide by certain provisions of the settlement agreement it reached with the Justice Department, the company said on Monday. In November, Microsoft reached a settlement with the Justice Department and nine of 18 states that...
[August 5, 2002, 14:15]
Two years added to Microsoft's US antitrust deal
News The Justice Department is seeking to extend the term of its landmark antitrust settlement with Microsoft by two years, blaming Microsoft's slowness in providing technical documentation to rivals. In the report filed on Friday, the Justice...
[May 15, 2006, 9:50]
