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    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.

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    The US government has given its thumbs-up to Microsoft's search box plans for Vista, shrugging off concerns raised recently by Google.

  • What the Microsoft-DOJ deal means

    Much has been stirred up during the contentious antitrust case. Has everything been resolved? Connect the dots with these questions and answers.

  • The .Net effect

    With .Net, Microsoft could succeed in dominating the Internet almost as fully as it controls the desktop. What are the implications for you? Plus, an interview with Microsoft .Net business director Charles Fitzgerald.

  • Push for Intel case to be public

    News outlets and advocacy groups are seeking access to sealed court records in AMD's antitrust case against Intel.

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    Speaking to the Novell boss at his company's annual BrainShare user conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, ZDNet.com.au's sister site, ZDNet.co.uk asked whether the Microsoft deal could actually be damaging in the long run and what effect a financial downturn could have on Novell's recent recovery.

  • 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.

  • 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?

  • Intel: Friend or foe?

    Although AMD has painted Intel as a bully, execs who've dealt with company draw a more ambiguous picture.

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    Microsoft's shared source chief Jason Matusow on how the programme will spread beyond platforms and whether Office source code will be released. The question is, does anybody want it?

  • Windows XP Service Pack 1

    The first service pack arrives for the reigning champ of Windows operating systems -- does it fix the right problems?

  • Windows faces new competition: Itself

    In the past year, Microsoft appears to have done just what it asked a court not to make it do: fragment Windows.

  • The future of Windows: SP1 and Longhorn

    Microsoft has worked diligently to bring Windows together, culminating in the creation of the Home and Professional versions of Windows XP. But there are forces pulling these two OSes apart.

  • 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.

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