Previous
US States Weigh Antitrust Aspect Of Oracle Bid
News Representatives of state attorneys general throughout the nation held a conference call on Tuesday afternoon to discuss Oracle's hostile $6.3bn (£3.79bn) cash bid for PeopleSoft, a move that could lead to greater antitrust regulatory resistance...
[June 25, 2003, 9:21]
US States Home In On Oracle Bid
News Clearly, there are major issues for customers, and it doesn't surprise us that the state attorneys general are taking it seriously. The state attorneys general last month held a routine conference call, in which they discussed the Oracle merger...
[July 11, 2003, 15:44]
US Report: Microsoft Expects Suit Today
News Talks between Microsoft a group of 20 state attorneys general and the U. In a short statement released by the DoJ on Saturday, the government said, "discussions between the Justice Department, a coalition of states attorneys general and Microsoft...
[May 18, 1998, 10:35]
States Examining Microsoft Behaviour
News Two of the state attorneys general who spearheaded the antitrust case against Microsoft say the software giant "may be repeating its efforts to maintain and extend its monopoly" by bundling features into its newest operating system.
[June 21, 2001, 9:41]
US Report: Sun Applauds DoJ Action
News A Sun spokeswoman said her company was "gratified that the DoJ and 20 state attorneys general have recognised what businesses and consumers have instinctively known - that no one company should gain a choke hold on the Internet".
[May 20, 1998, 9:02]
Attorneys Begin Mammoth PeopleSoft Task
News State attorneys general face the daunting task of interviewing up to 1,000 customers, competitors and consultants in their antitrust review of Oracle's hostile bid for PeopleSoft, CNET News.com has learned.
[August 12, 2003, 14:30]
DOJ, Microsoft Close To Antitrust Deal
News The Department of Justice and 19 state attorneys general sued Microsoft in 1998, charging it with abusing its monopoly in the OS market to crush rival Netscape Communications in the emerging browser market.
[November 1, 2001, 8:57]
US Report: Settlement Negotiations Could Change Windows 98
News According to attorneys close to the negotiations, Assistant Attorney General Joel Klein and state attorneys general from Connecticut, New York and Iowa are pushing a series of concessions from Microsoft in lieu of filing against the software giant.
[May 15, 1998, 8:41]
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]
Microsoft Not Off The Hook Yet
News As expected, a federal appeals court has said it will consider whether a settlement inked between Microsoft, the US Department of Justice and some state attorneys general was consistent with the public interest.
[March 27, 2003, 16:52]
US Report: OEMs Say Microsoft Concessions Don't Amount To Much
News Department of Justice (DoJ) and state attorneys general. Numerous sources close to the Microsoft/DoJ/state case had expected a dozen or more state attorneys general and the DoJ to launch new antitrust-related cases against Microsoft today.
[May 15, 1998, 8:09]
P2P Firms Face New Legal Threat
News Lockyer and other state attorneys general are gathering in Washington, D.C.this week for their spring meeting. Stevenson said in an interview on Monday that it should "come as no surprise to anybody that we talked to attorneys general, particularly...
[March 16, 2004, 14:05]
US Report: Temporary MS Victory Favours Win98 Shipment
News The decision has no effect on potential court challenges to the pending shipment of Windows 98 being considered by state attorneys general and the U.S. Tuesday's decision could have little meaning if the DOJ and state attorneys general file broader...
[May 13, 1998, 8:15]
US Report: Microsoft Offers First Formal Response To Court
News Microsoft denied all the government's allegations of wrongdoing brought against it by the Department of Justice and 20 state attorneys general last May. As part of its response, Microsoft also counter-sued 20 state attorneys general, saying the...
[July 29, 1998, 11:36]
Windows For Sale?
News Representatives from the state attorneys general suing Microsoft, the DoJ and Microsoft are scheduled to meet Tuesday in Washington, D.C.in an attempt to commence bashing out a settlement before the trial resumes in late April or early May.
[March 30, 1999, 6:58]
DoJ Filing Hits MS On Four Counts
News The filing is the latest step in the ongoing antitrust suit filed against Microsoft by the DoJ and 19 state attorneys general. In a separate document, the 19 state attorneys general also cited Microsoft violations of Section 2 of the Sherman...
[December 7, 1999, 8:58]
US Report: Antitrust Suit Against MS Likely
News The discussions between the Justice Department, a coalition of State attorneys general and Microsoft ended today without resolution," it said. State attorneys general from 20 states were expected to speak on a conference call today or Sunday to...
[May 18, 1998, 10:09]
Microsoft Under Pressure On Windows XP
News The Democratic senator also said he had encouraged state attorneys general to seek an injunction delaying Windows XP's release. Previously, state attorneys general said they, too, would consider an injunction to delay Windows XP's launch, so the US...
[July 25, 2001, 8:56]
Oracle Faces Formal Antitrust Scrutiny
News The state of Connecticut has already filed an antitrust lawsuit against Oracle, and other state attorneys general have given thought to following Connecticut's lead. Oracle does not face a deadline by which to submit the information to the Justice...
[July 1, 2003, 7:34]
Antitrust Ally Returns To Haunt Oracle
News Oracle's bid to buy PeopleSoft has come under antitrust scrutiny by some state attorneys general, who have complained that their state governments and their constituents would have to pay more for software if the deal went through.
[June 27, 2003, 9:30]
