Microsoft&#39;s setback in Europe may not be boon to consumers
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BERLIN While competitors hailed a European judge&#39;s decision to force Microsoft to sell a stripped-down version of its Windows computer operating software without a media player, analysts said European consumers may be less than pleased.
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Microsoft Corp.&#39;s retreat from its Longhorn ambitions and its decision to add several Longhorn technologies to Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 may rob the next Windows release
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The world&#39;s software giant Microsoft Corp. said it would comply with the European Commission (EC) &#39;s orders if it fails this week to persuade the European Court of Justice to suspend the EC&#39;s decision.
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Microsoft Corp.&#39;s offer to share the source code of Office 2003 with governments may be a positive move, but governments say it is unlikely to make much difference to which software they choose.
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Next week&#39;s European  antitrust ruling against Microsoft Corp  is a legacy of  its past behavior, but competitors say the company&#39;s current  strategy is a sign of history repeating itself.
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Microsoft Corp. isn't quite begging, but the company is hoping a European appeals court will cut it some major slack in its fight against the European Union's antitrust ruling, citing concerns that PC users will get the short end of the stick and that the mandate will hurt the marketplace.
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Loses appeal but can ditch trustee oversight Microsoft has lost its appeal against European Commission charges of anti-competitive behaviour.â¦
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Don't count your chickens... A landmark court ruling which last year backed the European Commission's last competition action against Microsoft may not be as helpful in its current action as has been widely thought, according to a competition lawyer.â¦
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A ruling against the European Commission in the Microsoft antitrust case could affect its ability to regulate competition.
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People actually redeeming vouchers Europeans who bought a new PC in time for Christmas and were persuaded that they would get a Vista upgrade soon after the rollout by redeeming a voucher, are learning that demand for the upgrades far outstrips "supply".â¦
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Businesses don&#39;t have to dump Windows to test drive free or low-price applications whose use may improve the bottom line. Sometimes the big software vendors act like their customers are locked into the proprietary products they sell.
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Microsoft MSFT.O raised the   possibility on Thursday that it might delay the introduction of   its new Vista Windows operating system in Europe, depending on   antitrust requirements of the European Commission.
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Despite numerous out-of-court settlements with various state governments around the country, it appears Microsoft&#39;s legal woes aren&#39;t over yet.
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Microsoft has lost on all key points in its competition dispute with the European Commission - but what is the impact of the ruling?
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InfoWorld - The European Commission has again criticized Microsoft&#39;s response to a 2004 antitrust ruling, opening up the possibility of further fines for the company. The regulator said that the software giant proposes overcharging for vital interoperability information needed by rival software makers to allow their products work properly with the Windows operating system.
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Is Microsoft's offer too low, too high, or just right?
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HONG KONG (AFX) - Microsoft Corp said the European Commission&#39;s view of the media player market is &quot;incorrect,&quot; and will argue in Brussels later this week that competition is more &quot;vibrant&quot; than the EC believes, the Financial Times reported on its website