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  • The Microsoft penalty that isn't

    Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens writes that a proposed antitrust settlement contains a loophole Microsoft will use to escape challenge from its only viable competitor.

  • Judge raps Microsoft for antitrust 'foot-dragging'

    A federal judge criticised Microsoft on Tuesday for what she called "foot-dragging" in regard to the company's compliance with an antitrust settlement.

  • Microsoft tells judge it's antitrust-compliant

    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.

  • MS ruling puts XP in the cross fire

    State attorneys general, politicians and other critics pounced on the DoJ ruling to demand stiff remedies to prevent potential antitrust violations on Microsoft's Windows XP operating system.

  • MS vs DOJ: Right verdict, wrong remedy

    As Microsoft lauds the ruling many legal experts view it as a serious blow to the company's case -- because the core of the DOJ's case that Microsoft is a monopoly was upheld.

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Features and Case Studies (33)

  • FAQ: Yahoo-Google ad deal's antitrust scrutiny

    Nobody, least of all Yahoo and Google, doubted that the two companies' search-advertising deal would escape any antitrust scrutiny.

  • Judge orders Microsoft to reveal code

    A federal judge has told Microsoft it must disclose portions of the Windows source code, including XP and XP Embedded, to nine litigating states and the District of Columbia.

  • Cyberlaw: Future's pretty fuzzy

    The state of Internet law was in flux in 2001. Lawyer Doug Isenberg says that if any lesson has emerged, it's that the same thing will probably remain true for 2002.

  • Interview: Red Hat's new CEO

    Red Hat's new chief executive officer, Jim Whitehurst, talks about the Linux maker in an extensive interview with ZDNet Australia sister site CNet News.

  • Microsoft opens up: Everything you need to know

    The software company has made a big show about opening up its APIs, but has it really changed its stance towards open source?

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Reviews (6)

  • Sun sets US$76 price tag on Office rival

    Sun Microsystems' StarOffice 6.0 will go on sale May 21 with a price of US$75.95 in a more concerted effort by the server specialist to take on Microsoft's overwhelmingly dominant Office.

  • Coming soon: Windows your way

    Microsoft could be forced to make an operating system with no frills. An operating system with no frills, however, is one that no-one's likely to want to use -- not even developers.

  • MS: You don't trust us? OK, we'll open Passport, Hailstorm

    Microsoft appears to understand that you don't trust it and its plans for storing all your personal information. Unexpectedly, it's acting on that understanding--by changing Passport's security model and assuring users that Hailstorm won't be the only game in town.

  • Practical nanotechnology

    Nanotechnology is constantly finding itself in the headlines. But are microscopic machines an inevitable part of our future, or just another hype-heavy get-rich-quick ruse?

  • All taped up

    Everyone thinks that tape is a dull topic, until they lose some essential data and everyone comes screaming for backups. Technology & Business gets the low down on tape storage offerings and directions.

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