The European Commission plans to issue a preliminary ruling in the antitrust case this year, with a final decision in 2003.
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Plaintiffs in private antitrust lawsuits against the software giant might be able to use findings from the government's earlier case, according to published reports.
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A TRADE GROUP made up of Microsoft competitors has again sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) claiming that the software maker is not living up to its end of a proposed settlement deal in its long-running antitrust bout.
This time, ProComp, or the Project to Promote Competition and Innovation in the Digital Age, claims that Microsoft has fallen short of meeting a requirement to make available core software code that will allow competitors to tune their software to work well with Windows.
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This time, ProComp, or the Project to Promote Competition and Innovation in the Digital Age, claims that Microsoft has fallen short of meeting a requirement to make available core software code that will allow competitors to tune their software to work well with Windows.
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MICROSOFT IS LOSING the president of its powerful German subsidiary, who also serves as vice president of the company's operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
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The software giant says online ad sales are stronger than suspected, with long-term deals by big players giving a false perception of a slowdown.
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The first Windows-powered Smartphone to hit British streets will be Orange's SPV, offering picture messaging and desktop connectivity.
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Microsoft Corp. said on Wednesday software piracy was on the rise worldwide and China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia were the "hotspots" in Asia where major counterfeiting activities thrived.
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MICROSOFT WILL DELIVER to selected beta testers on Tuesday an early version of its long-awaited Office 11 desktop suite that will feature versions of Word, Excel, and Access that fully support XML.
To be made available to only a "few thousand" testers, Microsoft officials will be heavily emphasizing the new suite's ability to better connect people with each other in order to better collaborate and share data more seamlessly, but also to connect business processes both inside and outside the firewall.
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To be made available to only a "few thousand" testers, Microsoft officials will be heavily emphasizing the new suite's ability to better connect people with each other in order to better collaborate and share data more seamlessly, but also to connect business processes both inside and outside the firewall.
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Microsoft Corp. said on Tuesday it plans to acquire location tracking technology company Vicinity Corp. for $96 million.
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AT&T WIRELESS SAID Tuesday that its plans to make available Web-enabled smartphones running software from Microsoft in the United States in the first half of 2003. Similar phones go on sale in Europe this month.
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CEO Steve Ballmer says Microsoft may pull the Xbox from the Australian market because of a court decision legitimizing hacking chips, according to a report in an Australian newspaper.
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The software giant prepares to release the first test version of Office 11, with its sights set on deeper integration into larger businesses.
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Long-time Windows watcher Mary Jo Foley reports that a few screenshots and other info have sneaked out of the secret redoubt. What does this say about the upcoming operating system from Redmond? Is this the new face of Windows?
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In a dig to RealNetworks, the National Hockey League, in partnership with Microsoft, introduces a digital video subscription service for watching game highlights.
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Microsoft's CEO says a surge in first-quarter sales was not sustainable and forecast tough business conditions ahead.
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French-owned mobile operator Orange SA will launch a color-screen handset in Britain on October 22 which will be one of the first to use Microsoft software, a source close to Orange said on Friday.
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Stoking speculation about how the two companies will work together, Siebel Systems CEO Tom Siebel denied rumors that Microsoft is set to acquire or invest in his business applications company.
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The Redmond, Wash.-based company reported net earnings Thursday of $2.73 billion, or 50 cents a share for the quarter, ended Sept. 30, compared with $1.28 billion, or 23 cents a share, a year earlier. Revenue grew 26 percent to $7.75 billion, from $6.13 billion in the same period last year. Sequentially, sales jumped from $7.25 billion in the fourth fiscal quarter.
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Spammers co-opt an administration feature in Microsoft's Windows operating systems and bring up intrusive advertisements on Internet-connected computers.
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The two hatch a technology designed to eliminate the difference in how PCs and consumer-electronics devices display digital files stored on a compact disc.
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