Microsoft Probed On Linux Retaliation
News The Massachusetts attorney general's office is investigating whether Microsoft tried to squash Linux in violation of the consent decree settling the company's landmark antitrust case. Massachusetts, the only state still pursuing antitrust charges...
[July 8, 2003, 7:56]
Ironic Exit: Microsoft's Maritz Quits
News During testimony in the Microsoft antitrust trial, documents were submitted that pointed up the strong divide between Allchin and Silverberg about whether Microsoft should bundle its Internet browser into Windows.
[September 15, 2000, 8:29]
Novell Sues Microsoft Over WordPerfect
News Novell also has dropped out of an ongoing antitrust case against Microsoft by the European Commission. The suit is based in part on facts from the Department of Justice's successful antitrust case against Microsoft, which focused on the inclusion...
[November 15, 2004, 11:00]
Pen Pioneer Sues Microsoft
News The founder of pen computing pioneer Go filed an antitrust suit against Microsoft, claiming that the software giant violated antitrust laws by trying to thwart Go's attempt to enter the PC operating system market.
[July 4, 2005, 9:20]
Sun 'won't Abandon' Open-source Lobby
News Sun's push for open standards was a centrepiece of its 2002 antitrust suit against Microsoft, which sought more than $1bn (£0.54bn) in damages. Under Friday's deal, Microsoft this quarter will pay Sun $700m to resolve antitrust issues and $900m to...
[April 7, 2004, 8:45]
Netscape Seeks More Than Money
News Netscape's civil lawsuit against Microsoft is a vote of no confidence in the government's handling of the case and a competitive attempt to influence the outcome of the larger antitrust trial, say analysts and legal experts.
[January 24, 2002, 9:10]
Judges Split Over Microsoft Ruling
News The appellate judges overseeing the latest phase of the Microsoft antitrust case are divided over the findings of fact from US district judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, an indication that the court may revisit some issues in the case in a hearing...
[February 27, 2001, 7:13]
Microsoft Insists Its Monopolistic Days Are Over
News Among other plans, the company intends to expand "antitrust training" to a greater, though unspecified, number of employees across multiple divisions. Microsoft has been working diligently to comply with a consent decree it entered into with the...
[December 1, 2005, 11:50]
Be Stings Microsoft With Lawsuit
News The Be lawsuit draws on the federal court's ruling that Microsoft violated federal and California state antitrust laws. The company is seeking unspecified damages. Operating system maker Be on Tuesday said it has filed a federal lawsuit against...
[February 20, 2002, 8:52]
Tech Industry Quiet Over Netscape Lawsuit
News In June 2001, a panel of seven appellate judges upheld eight separate antitrust violations by Microsoft. The antitrust case against Microsoft can still go back the to Court of Appeals, and then there's the European Commission's investigation.
[January 23, 2002, 13:41]
Judge Considers Java For Windows XP
News In his opening argument, Microsoft attorney David Tulchin systematically assailed Sun's case, saying its rival was asking for an unprecedented remedy that "has never before been granted in any antitrust case" and that a similar proposal had been...
[December 4, 2002, 10:47]
