EU's incoming antitrust chief says honorary degree won't affect view of Gates
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BRUSSELS  - The European Union's incoming antitrust chief said Friday she thought Microsoft chairman Bill Gates was doing a "good job" when she awarded him an honorary degree eight years ago as head of a Dutch business school.
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Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) chairman Bill Gates is visiting the headquarters of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, but has not scheduled a meeting with the head of the antitrust office, which has imposed measures on the company.
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The row over the incoming European Commission is only a hiccup which will make the institution stronger in the long term, Peter Mandelson has said.
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New EU trade chief Peter Mandelson rebuffed critics who say he is too close to Tony Blair and too freemarket, trumpeting his pro-EU views and vowing to stand firm against the United States when necessary.
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As president of a Dutch business school, Neelie Kroes once awarded former Microsoft chief Bill Gates an honorary degree. But as the European Union's top antitrust cop, she has fined his company millions.
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Europe's governments should see immigration as an "enrichment" not a threat says the EU's justice commissioner.
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Microsoft's top legal advisor in Europe has urged the European Commission not to insist that key security features be stripped from its new Windows Vista operating system, amid an ongoing dispute.
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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates on Wednesday launched an initiative to accelerate innovation in science and computing in Europe.
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Microsoft  said on Tuesday  that it hopes the European Commission will not require the  removal of important security features in Europe for its new  Windows Vista operating system.
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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inaugurated a technical support center in Bucharest on Thursday, saying he was confident that Romania's recent accession to the European Union would boost foreign investment and ...Comment
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A European Commission leader said its 2004 antitrust ruling against Microsoft will greatly influence the software industry.
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European Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said he is &quot;confident&quot; the European Union&#39;s second-highest court will dismiss an attempt by Microsoft Corp.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --Â  Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates, during an appearance here Friday at the Computer History Museum, expressed no fear of Linux usurping Windows in the software industry.
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Microsoft chairman Bill Gates inaugurated a technical support center in Bucharest on Thursday, saying he was confident that Romania's recent accession to the European Union would boost foreign investment and the country's IT industry.
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Microsoft Corp. said on Monday it would not appeal a European Union court order to immediately implement antitrust sanctions, but it remained optimistic of eventually prevailing in its main case.
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Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates, during an appearance on Friday at the US Computer History Museum, expressed no fear of Linux usurping Windows in the software industry.
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An EU commissioner said that EU leaders intend to keep their word over Turkey's entry into the European Union.