The US Department of Justice and Microsoft on Wednesday filed a formal application for a two-year extension of portions of their landmark antitrust settlement, with the possibility of stretching it until 2012.
A federal judge on Wednesday signed off on a two-year extension on the term of Microsoft's landmark antitrust settlement with the US government.
Under fire for a marketing plan that may have improperly favoured Windows Media Player, Microsoft on Wednesday told a federal judge that it's trying hard to avoid any anticompetitive behaviour by employees.
A federal judge criticised Microsoft on Tuesday for what she called "foot-dragging" in regard to the company's compliance with an antitrust settlement.
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New technology promises to increase the speed of wireless networks by a factor of 20, but the emerging standard is being delayed by vendors squabbling.
Microsoft's chief executive may well think that a $100 PC will solve the problem of software piracy - but it's a question of who is willing to bear the cost.
AOL has launched a "classic" version of its Winamp media player, after devotees rejected its most recent iteration.
Microsoft is investigating the possibility that a file posted to several underground sites and chat rooms contains some protected source code to Windows 2000.
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MSN Messenger 6, which includes ramped-up multimedia features, has been made available for download in its first public beta version.
Microsoft says it will fold its SharePoint business portal software into its Office System product line.
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