bill gates in news
Microsoft and Qualcomm take on Symbian
News The pairing comes just weeks after a leaked Microsoft document revealed Bill Gates rates Psion as the software giant's number one threat. Microsoft and mobile technology company Qualcomm are to form an... [06 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. Gates... [03 Nov 1998]
Microsoft bites back
News He claimed the government's attempts to demonise Bill Gates were "emblematic of this approach". Microsoft hit back yesterday at allegations of bullying and anti-competitive behaviour. The case, the... [21 Oct 1998]
Microsoft feels the heat as trial begins
News Microsoft is a bullying company that has used Windows as a weapon to try and destroy Netscape in a battle orchestrated by Bill Gates. This was the case presented to the judge by the US Department of... [20 Oct 1998]
Microsoft bids for PalmPilot software
News According to US reports, Bill Gates made the offer to 3Com chairman, Eric Benhamou at a meeting in August, but was turned down by 3Com executives. Gates is said to have offered to boost... [19 Oct 1998]
Microsoft court case starts today
News The court overruled Bill Gates' request to delay it for another two weeks. After months of delays, a US Federal Court has confirmed that Microsoft's anti-trust trial will begin today. The US Department... [19 Oct 1998]
Gates singles out Psion threat
News According to a leaked memo from Microsoft, Bill Gates sees UK handheld specialist Psion as its number one enemy. In the 14-page memo, Gates made no reference to ongoing court action in... [14 Oct 1998]
US government tightens Web copyright laws
News But academics and developers opposed the legislation, arguing that it would allow companies to build 'digital toll gates' around their content. The controversial Digital Millennium Copyright Act was passed by the Senate... [14 Oct 1998]
IT chiefs gather for online interviews
News IT gurus Bill Gates, Larry Ellison and John Chambers come under the microscope this week at the Gartner Group US Symposium/IT Expo. Bill Gates takes his turn under the... [13 Oct 1998]
Bill Gates' local council opts for Linux
News Microsoft chief, Bill Gates, has unwittingly given the Linux operating system - which rivals his own Windows NT - a major boost. Gates' local council in Medina, Washington, was forced to... [06 Oct 1998]
Gates enjoys pay bonus
News Microsoft chairman and CEO Bill Gates has been awarded a 5.4 per cent pay rise. His pay went up to $368,874 per year and he got a one-off bonus of $173,423. All this is small potatoes though compared to... [25 Sep 1998]
DoJ demands Microsoft case is made public
News This would include the deposition given by Gates behind closed doors. Following hot on the heels of the publication of Bill Clinton's video testimony, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) is demanding... [23 Sep 1998]
Microsoft uses sea slugs to develop 'thinking' computer
News Bill Gates has enlisted the help of sea slugs to try and develop a thinking computer. Microsoft's research labs will insert a microprocessor into the slug and then monitor its thought process. Dr Eric... [23 Sep 1998]
Gates pours scorn on Ellison's NC
News Bill Gates indulged in another dig at Larry Ellison regarding the latter's attempt to push the network computer (NC) as a viable successor to the PC. Rob Hailstone, research director at Bloor Research,... [08 Sep 1998]
Microsoft and DoJ call IT stars to court
News Bill Gates' right hand man Paul Maritz and Netscape's Jim Barksdale are among the 25 strong line-up. Microsoft and the US Department of Justice (DoJ) have revealed who will be testifying in the... [07 Sep 1998]
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