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  • Europe threatens Microsoft with daily fines

    The European Commission issued Microsoft a warning on Thursday that it could face a retroactive fine of up to US$2.37 million a day for failing to comply with its antitrust order, based on its preliminary review.

  • High noon for European software patent directive

    Campaigners from both sides of the software patent debate have stepped up their efforts before the European Parliament votes on the Computer Implemented Inventions Directive on Wednesday.

  • EU upholds Microsoft penalties

    Microsoft will have to offer a version of Windows without a bundled media player while its appeal against the EU makes its way through the courts.

  • Linux guru joins software patent celebrations

    Alan Cox, one of the leading lights of the UK Linux scene, was among those celebrating on Thursday after the European Parliament demanded a total rethink of the software patent directive.

  • Aussie ICT needs rock stars and the EU

    Australians are great at getting new ideas to work in the laboratory but fail at commercialising them. The answer could be anything from making ICT gurus into rock stars or joining the European competitiveness and innovation framework program, according to a panel discussion at CeBIT today.

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