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Microsoft Antitrust Decision Due Today
News A federal judge will disclose on Friday whether she has accepted a proposed settlement in Microsoft's long-running antitrust case. Nine of the 18 states that filed the lawsuit in 1998 have signed the proposed settlement.
[November 1, 2002, 7:30]
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]
Lawsuit Seeks To Block Google Settlement
News Lawyers representing Internet search advertisers filed a lawsuit this week in an attempt to block a proposed $90m (£48m) settlement to a class-action click fraud suit against Google, a lawyer and the lead plaintiff said on Thursday.
[May 12, 2006, 9:30]
Microsoft $1bn Schools Offer 'would Inflict Great Harm'
News Microsoft's proposed settlement for more than 100 outstanding private antitrust cases against it would inflict "great harm" upon the technology markets, said the Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA) in a letter to the judge...
[November 27, 2001, 12:35]
PC Makers Attack New Windows Fees
News PC makers and several states allege that new Microsoft licensing agreements, arrived at under the proposed antitrust settlement between the software maker and the US Justice Department, impose harsher terms on some manufacturers than agreements...
[February 22, 2002, 12:12]
FTC, Intel Reach Partial Settlement
News The proposed settlement must still be approved by the Commission, and would still leave some issues to be investigated by the Commission, according to an FTC statement. The FTC counsel said it expects to submit a proposed settlement to the full...
[March 8, 1999, 14:08]
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. The states are expected to ask for more time to review the proposed settlement, said sources...
[November 2, 2001, 8:52]
Apple Joins Critics Of Microsoft Deal
News Apple Computer on Tuesday joined a chorus of critics attacking a proposed settlement that would let Microsoft give schools up to $1bn in free software, training and services. During Tuesday's marathon court session, George Reilly, with San...
[November 28, 2001, 9:55]
Microsoft Antitrust Debate Heats Up
News Arrow supported an earlier 1994 settlement between the Justice Department and Microsoft, but is weighing in against this proposed deal. A wide range of groups and individuals have chimed in on the proposed settlement, with a vocal portion...
[January 29, 2002, 8:57]
Judge Throws Out MS School Deal
News The judge concluded that the level of funding for the schools and for a private foundation to administer the donations was insufficient, a shortfall that was "more acutely problematic when viewed in the context of the proposed settlement's...
[January 14, 2002, 8:40]
Microsoft Agrees To More DOJ Terms
News Microsoft said it plans to hold a conference call on Monday morning to issue updates on the settlement process, and to release more details about which aspects of the proposed settlement it will abide by.
[August 5, 2002, 14:15]
Apple Calls For Microsoft To Pay Cash For Settlement
News Jobs' statement came one day before Apple plans to file a supplemental legal brief further contesting the legitimacy of the proposed settlement of the suits. We think a far better settlement is for Microsoft to give their proposed $1 billion -- in...
[December 7, 2001, 10:58]
Microsoft Update 'violates' Settlement
News One of the decisions facing the Justice Department is, do they join Microsoft's appeal of (Kollar-Kotelly's) decision if she rejects the proposed settlement," said Rich Gray, a Menlo Park, California-based attorney following the trial.
[September 20, 2002, 7:30]
Antitrust Talks All Above Board, Says Microsoft
News Still, the Tunney Act requires a judge to review a proposed settlement to ensure it is in the public interest. Also on Wednesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee plans to convene a hearing, "The Microsoft Settlement: A Look to the Future.
[December 11, 2001, 12:29]
Final Arguments Begin In Microsoft Case
News Nine states and the District of Columbia are pursuing stiffer sanctions than those proposed in a separate settlement with the Justice Department and nine other states. The separate settlement handles the middleware issue by allowing PC makers and...
[June 20, 2002, 7:32]
Microsoft Dismisses States' Settlement Plan
News In the 20-page brief, Microsoft urges US District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly to reject the states' proposed remedy and to accept the settlement cut with state and federal trustbusters in November. During the Judiciary Committee hearing Leahy...
[December 13, 2001, 9:00]
MCI Settles SEC Probe, Wins Iraq Contract
News As a result of the company's pending bankruptcy case, the proposed settlement provides for satisfaction of the commission's judgment by WorldCom's payment, after review and approval of the terms of the settlement by the bankruptcy court, of $500...
[May 20, 2003, 16:11]
Will MS Pact Changes Open Floodgates?
News Kollar-Kotelly has scheduled a 6 March hearing to discuss the proposed deal, and a number of Microsoft competitors and settlement opponents have asked to make presentations. The US Justice Department and Microsoft are expected to file separate...
[February 28, 2002, 9:10]
Microsoft Antitrust Efforts: Windows Dressing?
News Microsoft's hoping to score some PR points by putting into motion some of the terms of the proposed settlement agreement," said Jupiter analyst Michael Gartenberg. But Kollar-Kotelly has yet to determine whether the proposed settlement is in the...
[August 6, 2002, 7:59]
Public Blasts Microsoft Antitrust Settlement
News The United States and Microsoft are considering whether, in response to the public comments, to submit to the Court proposed modifications" to the settlement proposal, the brief states. The Justice Department and Microsoft on Thursday filed a legal...
[February 8, 2002, 8:45]
