Microsoft Tells Judge of Harm in Changing Windows
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Microsoft Corp will suffer serious harm if it is forced to provide a version of Windows without Windows Media Player audio-visual software, its lawyer told a European Union court on Friday.
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BRUSSELS -- Microsoft Corp. will be ready to comply with the European Commission's demands for changes to its Windows operating systems if a European court rejects its request for the measures to be suspended, a spokesman for the company said Monday.
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The European Commission has again criticized Microsoft'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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Brussels - Microsoft Corporation said on Monday it is ready to put a stripped down version of Windows on the market if ordered to do so by a European court.
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Microsoft Corp.  said on  Monday it expects rival Google Inc.  to file a  complaint with a federal judge arguing that changes Microsoft  has agreed to make to its Windows Vista operating system fall  short of addressing concerns that its computer search function  puts Google and other potential competitors at a disadvantage.
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LUXEMBOURG Microsoft warned a European appeals court on Thursday that software developers and consumers would face dire consequences should legal sanctions intended to hinder its ability to dominate the markets for desktop media players and server
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Microsoft has told a judge that the European Commission must be stopped from ordering it to give up secret technology to competitors.
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A European Union court ruled Wednesday that Microsoft will have to abide immediately by an EU ruling that forces the software giant to change its commercial practices before the appeals procedure runs its full course. -AP
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A European judge today cast a skeptical eye on whether Microsoft Corp. should be forced to create two versions of its Windows operating system, one with its program for
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Microsoft has been warned by the UK's advertising watchdog about misleading Windows vs Linux adverts.
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The court's order is the first time since antitrust challenges to Microsoft began that the company will be forced to alter its strategy of bundling software.
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US software giant Microsoft said it will abide by whatever ruling is handed down by a European appeal court hearing due to start this week against an EU condemnation for abusing its market dominance.
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The European Commission warns that Microsoft could face further fines for failing to comply with its anti-trust rulings.
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Microsoft Corp. has agreed to change the name of a stripped-down version of its Windows operating system after European regulators balked at the company's original choice.
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LUXEMBOURG Sept. 30, 2004 - Microsoft Corp. told a European Union court judge Thursday that it would suffer irreparable harm if forced to reveal more of its software code to rivals, while the EU said such
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The European Commission ruled in March that Microsoft had indulged in anti-competitive behaviour with Windows and set a fine of Â£333mn plus orders to produce a version of Windows without the Media Player within 90 days or face further action.
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The European Court of First Instance has set a date of September 17 to rule on Microsoft's appeal of a 2004 antitrust verdict that forced it to pay over $600 million in fines and make changes to its Windows operating systems. Microsoft has maintained it did nothing anti-competitive.