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RSS antiBarnesandnoble.com buys Amazon book distributor
News Their professional organisation, the American Booksellers Association, is already considering anti-trust action against the barnesandnoble.com. The battle to become the top online bookseller has taken another twist, with... [09 Nov 1998]
Microsoft case could reach Supreme Court next year
News A little known law could propel the Microsoft anti-trust case straight past the Court of Appeals and into the Supreme Courts as soon as autumn next year. Under US law, any District Court Judge hearing an... [09 Nov 1998]
Alcatel buys anti-fraud vendor
News With an eye on offering telcos improved customer care and billing solutions, Alcatel today bought the fraud management business of privately-owned Applied IT. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. [09 Nov 1998]
Microsoft denies Linux threat
News Clive Longbottom, one of the UK's top analysts, recently suggested to Silicon.com that Microsoft is not really concerned about Linux and has been exaggerating how seriously it threatens Windows to deflect the US Department of Justice's... [03 Nov 1998]
Gates testifies on video
News The testimony of software tycoon Bill Gates was shown to the court yesterday as part of ongoing evidence in the Microsoft versus the US Department of Justice anti-trust case. Excerpts from 20 hours of video testimony... [03 Nov 1998]
Apple claims Microsoft bullied it into alliance
News Apple's claims that the Seattle giant bullied it into the alliance the two companies announced last year are the latest accusations from the Microsoft versus US Department of Justice anti-trust case. Microsoft threatened... [03 Nov 1998]
Civil rights groups fight US anti-porn bill
News A group of civil liberty organisations are set to challenge an online pornography amendment to the US government's omnibus spending bill. The American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Privacy Information Centre and the Electronic... [22 Oct 1998]
Microsoft bites back
News Microsoft hit back yesterday at allegations of bullying and anti-competitive behaviour. The case, the company said, was groundless and that being a tough competitor was not proof of violation of antitrust laws. [21 Oct 1998]
Microsoft court case starts today
News After months of delays, a US Federal Court has confirmed that Microsoft's anti-trust trial will begin today. The court overruled Bill Gates' request to delay it for another two weeks. The US Department of Justice (DoJ)... [19 Oct 1998]
Microsoft offers surprise support for Linux
News According to Longbottom, Microsoft is porting Media Player to Linux as part of its campaign to avert the attentions of the US Department of Justice (DoJ), in the wider context of ongoing anti-trust law suits. [14 Oct 1998]
Microsoft refused access to Netscape tapes
News The software giant claims the tapes contain evidence that could destroy the US Department of Justice's anti-trust case against it. The anti-trust trial begins on 15 October. Microsoft has failed in its... [12 Oct 1998]
Visa and Mastercard face DoJ case
News The Attorney General, Janet Reno, made the accusation as she announced an anti-trust investigation would be launched into the activities of the two companies. Visa and MasterCard have vigorously denied charges of... [08 Oct 1998]
Net chat forum attacked by Windows virus
News However, Richard MacMillan, director at anti-virus software company Second Sight, claims the whole idea sounds far-fetched. He added that the only way to stop this from happening is "to keep updating your... [08 Oct 1998]
Microsoft moves to dismiss Bristol case
News The reply re-iterated Bristol's initial arguments that Microsoft used anti-competitve practices to stymie its competition. Bristol Technology's court case with Microsoft continued to rumble on this week as the tool... [07 Oct 1998]
Microsoft takes Caldera to court
News Microsoft has filed a contempt of court suit against Caldera - the software company which alleges anti-competitive behaviour by Microsoft led to the demise of its DR-DOS product. In the latest suit, Microsoft claims... [29 Sep 1998]
