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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 has said it will comply with European Commission...
[December 22, 2004, 14:45]
EU Upholds Microsoft Penalties
News The European Court of First Instance dealt a blow to Microsoft on Wednesday, ordering the company to start offering a version of Windows without a bundled-in media player. Bo Vesterdorf, the court's president, said that Microsoft must comply with...
[December 22, 2004, 9:55]
EC Freezes Microsoft's Punishment
News Microsoft has filed a 100-page appeal before asking the court to annul the European Commission's $604m fine (£331m) and media player requirement. The announcement quickly followed Microsoft's request to Court of First Instance asking for an...
[June 28, 2004, 8:45]
Microsoft Prepares Scaled-down Windows For Europe
News Ordered by European regulators to sell a version of Windows without a built-in media player and denied a stay on Wednesday from an appeals court, Microsoft said it will deliver both Home and Professional versions of the scaled-back operating...
[December 23, 2004, 7:35]
Microsoft Vs EC: The Story So Far
News Nine months after the Commission ruled that Microsoft should produce a version of Windows without a bundled-in media player, the European Court of First Instance backed up the request. Unlike the master of the workhouse, the Court of First Instance...
[April 24, 2006, 13:20]
RealNetworks Stands Alone In Microsoft's Way
News The European Court of First Instance is expected to issue a ruling, possibly as early as this month, on whether Microsoft will have to abide by the European Commission's sanctions immediately, or whether enforcement can wait until the outcome of...
[November 15, 2004, 11:10]
Microsoft Denies Media-player Monopoly
News In a statement, Microsoft said its reply did more than simply deny RealNetworks charges; it also provided new facts for the court's consideration. Friday's motion comes as Microsoft is seeking to transfer the case from federal court in San Jose...
[February 23, 2004, 9:20]
Monti To Microsoft: Guilty As Charged
News Microsoft has said it will appeal the decision at the Court of the First Instance in Luxembourg, in a process which most commentators expect could last up to five years. One benefit of the case going to court is that we will get a lot more...
[March 24, 2004, 10:25]
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 considers that the Commission was correct to...
[September 17, 2007, 10:07]
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]
Small Change For Microsoft
Leader Microsoft's antitrust case began nearly 10 years ago, and a lot has changed in that time, as the company's general counsel, Brad Smith, pointed out in response to the ruling by the European Court of First Instance.
[September 17, 2007, 16:41]
Microsoft Gears Up For Another Antitrust Battle
News In their 4-year-old investigation, European regulators have maintained that Microsoft's abuse of its monopoly power is "ongoing," suggesting that the Windows Media Player should either be separate from Windows or Microsoft should be forced to...
[December 19, 2003, 12:55]
Pricing Scuppers Media Player-free XP
News The European Commission's attempt to increase competition by forcing Microsoft to offer a version of Windows XP without its Media Player looks increasingly forlorn, with many retailers and computer resellers now having indicated they won't sell...
[June 27, 2005, 17:15]
Microsoft-EU Antitrust Decision Looms
News One issue to be addressed by the court deals with whether Microsoft stifled competition by bundling its Media Player with Windows, the market's dominant operating system. If the court hands the Commission an overwhelming defeat on both the...
[September 17, 2007, 8:15]
Ballmer: Don't Stifle Innovation
News Although Microsoft and the European Union appear to be at loggerheads on the issue of future development, Ballmer indicated that there could be an opportunity to settle the case once a European court has weighed in, noting that that's what...
[March 25, 2004, 7:35]
Microsoft Hit With Another Antitrust Suit
News In the suit, filed in federal court in California, RealNetworks alleges that Microsoft has "pursued a broad course of predatory conduct over a period of years.resulting in substantial lost revenue and business for RealNetworks.
[December 19, 2003, 7:50]
Microsoft Attempts To Overturn EC Ruling
News Microsoft has appealed to a European court to overrule measures imposed by European antitrust regulators that the company says would hurt its competitive edge and give vital intellectual property to rivals.
[June 8, 2004, 14:10]
Microsoft Awaits Punitive EU Judgment
News Appeals from the Court of First Instance go to the European Court of Justice, which is the highest court in the European Union. Microsoft plans to appeal what it expects to be a negative ruling by the court next Wednesday, said Desler.
[March 19, 2004, 7:40]
Bush Administration Leaps To Microsoft's Defence
News The European government also demanded a version of Windows without a media player - though there has been scant demand for it. The administration argues that Microsoft is already regulated by US law and has been under court scrutiny because of a...
[December 8, 2005, 8:25]
EC Says Microsoft Probe Goes On
News The Court (of Appeal)'s confirmation that Microsoft has monopoly power in the market for Intel-based PC operating systems mirrors the Commission's conclusion that Microsoft has such a monopoly," said the CCIA, adding: "The court's confirmation...
[November 5, 2001, 12:32]
