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Microsoft will appeal EU's $1.39b antitrust fine

Microsoft announced Friday it's appealing the US$1.39 billion fine the European Commission imposed for failure to comply with its historic 2004 antitrust order against the Redmond giant. Read more »

Google: EU's next antitrust target?

The European Commission has defended itself against US criticism of the Microsoft antitrust ruling, as reports suggest Google may be next. Read more »

Microsoft may appeal antitrust ruling

Microsoft's general counsel, Brad Smith, would not rule out an appeal as the company processed a judgement by the European Court of First Instance. Read more »

US Judge: Microsoft must release Windows details

The judge presiding over Microsoft's antitrust case said Tuesday that the company must release details on how different parts of Windows work together, according to a Dow Jones Newswires report. Read more »

Antitrust prompts Microsoft Vista search revamp

Microsoft has outlined the changes it plans to make to the desktop search feature in Windows Vista to satisfy antitrust concerns. Read more »

Microsoft finally rolls over in EU antitrust battle

Microsoft has ended its long battle with European regulators by agreeing to comply with key elements of the European Commission's 2004 antitrust order, the parties announced on yesterday. Read more »

EU slaps Microsoft with AU$1.4 billion fine

European Union regulators on Wednesday fined Microsoft a record 899 million euros, or AU$1.4 billion, for failing to comply with sanctions. Read more »

Microsoft could face more fines, warns EU

European antitrust regulators on Thursday issued a formal warning to Microsoft, threatening further penalties against the software giant over its pricing of protocol licenses. Read more »

Microsoft goes limp as OOXML vote nears

Microsoft's top executives have promised not to sue open source developers who create non-commercial software based on Microsoft's protocols, but skeptics say it's a ploy to soften its image before the upcoming OOXML vote. Read more »

Microsoft vows to play fair

Microsoft pledged on Wednesday that all of its future operating systems, including Windows Vista, will abide by self-imposed rules aimed at bolstering choice and competition. Read more »

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Microsoft plays open but patent jaws still have teeth

Despite Microsoft's claim it will not sue developers that build free open source software on Microsoft platforms, a caveat leaves a yawning space for its legal teeth to gnash those that commercialise the software. Read more »

The evolution of .NET

Microsoft is touting the new .NET platform, but is it really new? This article explores the maturation of the basic technologies that are the foundation of .NET. Read more »

Who says the browser war is over?

Opera Software CEO Jon von Tetzchner can claim an achievement held by few of his fellow tech entrepreneurs: He's competed head-on against Microsoft and lived to tell the tale. Read more »

James Gosling Q & A

James Gosling was in Australia this week to give two question-and-answer session to local developers. A rare opportunity for local developers, Builder AU was on hand to transcribe the event for those who couldn't make it. Read more »

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Samba gets an inside look at Microsoft documentation

Staff [blogs:syslog] -- A complicated third-party arrangement means that the open-source Samba project will be able to make use of proprietary documents describing Microsoft file-sharing software. Read more »

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