Feds seek formal extension of Microsoft antitrust deal
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Judge asked to approve extra two years--with the option of three more--for portions of landmark settlement critics say have been implemented too slowly.
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The European Commission announced Wednesday it will extend an antitrust investigation of a move by Microsoft and Time Warner to take control of technology that could help the music and movie industries fight piracy.
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LONDON -- In a deal that appears to buck the growing trend among governments to adopt open-source alternatives, the U.K.'s Office of Government Commerce (OGC) is negotiating a renewal of a three-year agreement with Microsoft Corp.
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California asked the federal judge  overseeing Microsoft's  antitrust oversight agreement  to extend a section of it by three years to 2012.
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Microsoft&#39;s compliance with a&#160;U.S. antitrust settlement&#160;will remain under court supervision for another two years, in part because the company delayed producing documentation required by the court, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia extended the court&#39;s supervision through Nov. 12, 2009, writing that the 2002 settlement had not fully taken effect. Several U.S. states involved in the case had sought a five-year extension, despite opposition from the Department of Justice.As part of the settlement, Microsoft is required to document information on communication protocols, making it easier for other software manufacturers to create products that work well with the Windows OS.The documentation has been a sticking point between the company and the government. Microsoft has been ordered to rewrite the documentation, which was supposed to have been complete by February 2003, to make it clearer.In her ruling, Kollar-Kotelly blamed Microsoft. &quot;Although the technical documentation project is complex and novel, it is clear, at least to the Court, that Microsoft is culpable for this inexcusable delay,&quot; she wrote.But she also wrote that the company had been &quot;overwhelmingly cooperative&quot; in the years after the antitrust settlement, and that this latest extension should not be viewed as a sanction.Microsoft will continue to comply with the antitrust ruling and has built its latest operating system, Vista, to comply with the rules, the company said.&quot;We are gratified that the court recognized our extensive efforts to work cooperatively with the large number of government agencies involved,&quot; said Brad Smith, Microsoft&#39;s general counsel and senior vice president.&#160;
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Several U.S. states are requesting a five-year&#160;extension&#160;of the&#160;antitrust judgment against Microsoft&#160;to ensure the company&#39;s continued compliance, according to a Tuesday court filing.Sections of the 2002 antitrust judgment are due to expire next month. A status hearing is scheduled for Nov. 6 with Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.In the filing, the states argue that Microsoft could use the continued dominance of its Internet Explorer browser to choke off other emerging middleware technologies from Google Inc. and Adobe System Inc. that work in close conjunction with Web browsers.The filing mentions Google Gears and Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR), technologies that allow for offline use of Internet-centric applications.&quot;Because Web-centric technologies are so dependent on Web browsers and servers for access to consumers, they are particularly susceptible to impediments that Microsoft could interpose were the final judgment were to expire now,&quot; the filing said.The states contend Microsoft could &quot;tilt the playing field&quot; to favor its new&#160;Silverlight multimedia technology, which competes with Adobe&#39;s Flash.The states also argued there have been continued problems with the program under which Microsoft licenses communication protocols to enable other vendors&#39; products to more smoothly work with ones from Microsoft.The technical documentation has been inadequate over the last five years, while Microsoft has continued to gain market share with its servers. Microsoft only recently delivered more rewritten documentation that is being evaluated, the filing said.The document was filed by California, Connecticut, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and the District of Columbia.&#160;
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Latest chapter of antitrust case has U.S. government and software giant requesting an extension on 2002 settlement.
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Compliance hold up The US Department of Justice told a federal judge it is unhappy with Microsoft's plans to extend a deadline for supplying technical information to licensees documenting how Windows communicates with operating systems and middleware made by other companies.â¦
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Consumers and businesses in California  will have until Jan. 8 to claim their part of a $1.1 billion  class action settlement with Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O after the  California Superior Court awarded an extension, plaintiff's  attorneys said on Thursday.
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Yahoo Inc. (YHOO.O: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to extend its deal to place advertisements on Microsoft Corp.&#39;s (MSFT.
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A U.S. judge says she favors an agreement on desktop search between Microsoft and antitrust plaintiffs.
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Chipmaker Intel  has been  granted a further short extension to respond to antitrust  charges leveled by the European Commission, an Intel spokesman  said on Friday.
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Nov. 10, 2004. Microsoft is extending the policy that currently protects some of its business customers from potential legal costs associated with intellectual-property disputes to all of its customers, including consumers.
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The day before a preliminary Senate vote to extend a soon-to-expire prohibition on Internet access taxes, Commerce and Treasury chiefs urge something more lasting.
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On Thursday Microsoft met the latest deadline to provide information on whether it is complying with a 2004 antitrust ruling.
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The National Health Service (NHS) has extended a software licensing deal with Microsoft for nine years - three times longer than its current agreement.
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SEATTLE - Microsoft Corp. is expanding a program to give government organizations access to some of its tightly guarded software blueprints amid growing competition from rivals who make such source code freely available...