antitrust
RSS antitrustIntel and AMD bury the hatchet with $1.25bn deal
News The settlement, announced yesterday, ends antitrust litigation against Intel in which the chip giant was accused of alleged anti-competitive practices towards AMD. All outstanding legal disputes between Intel and AMD... [13 Nov 2009]
Microsoft's 'browser ballot' plan gets the green light
News Market testing will now go ahead for the ballot, which was created in response to EC antitrust concerns over the bundling of IE with Windows. Microsoft's plan to offer new Windows users a choice of browser - the... [07 Oct 2009]
US ramps up probe into Microsoft-Yahoo! search deal
News When there are three major companies in a market, and two of them decide to join forces, that almost automatically provokes a review, said Matthew Cantor, an antitrust lawyer with Constantine Cannon in New York. [14 Sep 2009]
Google Books hit with fresh wave of criticism from Microsoft, Open Book Alliance
News The Open Book Alliance's brief compares Google's Book Search settlement to a modern-day version of the cartel involving John Rockefeller's Standard Oil and the railroad industry, which eventually led to the Sherman Act's... [09 Sep 2009]
Microsoft, Amazon, Yahoo! join fight against Google Books
News The coalition, which is expected to be announced in a couple of weeks, will be co-led by antitrust lawyer Gary Reback, Brantley said. Reback was responsible for compiling evidence to aid the US Department of Justice's... [21 Aug 2009]
Oracle-Sun deal gets official US stamp of approval
News With Sun's shareholders having given the $9.50 per share deal the nod last month, the remaining major hurdle is approval from European antitrust regulators. Oracle said on Thursday that the US Department of Justice has... [21 Aug 2009]
Firefox reaches one billion - browser wars in full swing
News So let's face it: being installed along with the world's most widely used operating system remains a huge advantage for IE's use, antitrust concerns notwithstanding. At about 8:00(PDT) on Friday, Firefox crossed the... [03 Aug 2009]
Microsoft drops browser-less Windows 7 in Europe
News Back in June, Microsoft said it would launch the new OS in Europe without Internet Explorer in a bid to appease EU antitrust regulators who were looking at the bundling of the browser in Windows. On Friday, Microsoft... [03 Aug 2009]
Microsoft U-turn: Browser 'ballot' coming to Europe's Windows 7
News Hakon Wium Lie, who as CEO of Opera Software has been outspoken about the IE antitrust issue, was delighted with the proposal. In a reversal on Friday, Microsoft said it is now open to allowing users in Europe to select... [27 Jul 2009]
Intel fights to chip away at €1bn antitrust fine
News Intel has lodged an appeal against an antitrust fine levied against it by the European Commission in May. The Commission is confident its antitrust decision is legally watertight," a spokesman for the... [23 Jul 2009]
Microsoft, EU 'in talks' to settle antitrust probes
News The EU earlier this year issued a preliminary finding that the inclusion of a browser in the operating system violated European antitrust law and has been exploring a variety of potential remedies, including forcing... [08 Jul 2009]
Google to launch netbook operating system next year
News Another: it opens new competition with Microsoft and, potentially, a new reason for antitrust regulators to pay close attention to Google's moves. Google is making sure its standard antitrust rebuttal,... [08 Jul 2009]
Microsoft hangs price tags on Windows 7
News The company has also said that, due to the European Commission antitrust ruling on Internet Explorer bundling, it will not be offering the cheaper upgrade versions of Windows 7 in the European retail market. [25 Jun 2009]
Opera: 'IE-free Windows not enough to get competitive'
News Microsoft's abrupt reversal comes shortly before the European Commission is due to rule on antitrust charges brought against the company in January, claiming that it abuses its dominant position by bundling its Explorer... [15 Jun 2009]
Minority Report: Apple, Google closer than ever?
Comment The recent FTC investigation stems from legislation - Section 8 of the 1914 Clayton Antitrust Act - which prohibits a person's presence on the board of two rival companies if competition between the two would be reduced... [26 May 2009]
