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Microsoft drops Blaster writer $500,000 penalty
News The tech behemoth, however, has asked that the 19-year-old's punishment be converted from a fine to 225 hours of community service. The damages were to be paid to Microsoft for the boy's actions, which temporarily downed the software giant's... [30 Mar 2005]
Microsoft antitrust war heads for new turf
News Following the software giant's conviction for antitrust violations, Microsoft's efforts to meet the terms of punishment have not gone down well. The EC has yet to officially decide whether Microsoft has met the terms of its punishment as laid down... [16 Mar 2005]
EC-Microsoft ruling - record fine expected
News The punishment, now widely predicted within the tech and mainstream business press, is the culmination of five years of legal twists and turns and follows the break down of eleventh hour talks last week.silicon.com will be bringing you the news as... [24 Mar 2004]
Apple hits out at settlement 'let-off' for Microsoft
News Apple has objected to a tentative antitrust settlement between California and Microsoft, saying the agreement will actually benefit the software giant. The remaining amount will go to California public schools in a mix of cash and donated Microsoft... [14 Jan 2003]
West Virginia fights on against Microsoft
News However, its subsequent punishment of being split up was overturned after a lengthy appeal, prompting nine US states, including Massachusetts and West Virginia, to protest in the courts. Authorities in West Virginia have now also said they believe... [03 Dec 2002]
Microsoft appointment invites enemy fire
News Microsoft moved to rule out accusations of a conflict of interest for Eckert, telling the BBC that he will not be involved in any form of lobbying as Microsoft attempts to escape further punishment for monopolistic business practices. [29 Nov 2002]
Gates: 'Proposed punishment would make us withdraw Windows'
News The day followed the usual pattern of word fencing between Gates and the rebel states' attorney Steven Kuney as the latter fought to convince the court that operating restrictions should be placed on the software giant. [25 Apr 2002]
Microsoft gets some good news as antitrust trial rumbles on
News Microsoft reached an agreement with some US states and the Justice Department last year, but the nine decided to pursue the case, believing the punishment meted out to Microsoft was insufficient. One of the company's lawyers claimed that the... [27 Mar 2002]
Microsoft broke the law, says Gateway exec
News The states are suing Microsoft for punishment that goes beyond the November settlement agreed with nine other states and the US Department of Justice. Peter Ashkin, former chief information officer of Gateway, gave evidence against Microsoft in... [22 Mar 2002]
Microsoft admits abusing antitrust settlement
News The nine maverick states are trying to prove that far from being a fair punishment, the settlement reached at the end of last year actually encourages new anti-competitive behaviour. According to the latest courtroom filings by the nine states... [20 Feb 2002]
Microsoft settlement too little, too late
News Experts claim that given the complexity of the US legal system and the speed at which technology evolves, any punishment for past infringements is likely to be irrelevant. President Bush's election last November also sparked speculation that the... [02 Nov 2001]
Anti-trust case catches up with Gates
News Since the appeals court had already rejected a proposal to break the company, it will be up to a new judge to decide upon a punishment. The court ruled the case should be returned to a lower court in seven days so punishment can be decided. [17 Aug 2001]
Microsoft to court - we could get used to this
Comment The only problem is the nature of those pronouncements. The court watchers are basing their opinions predominantly on what's been said of Judge Jackson, whose original decision to split the company in two led to the appeal now under consideration. [28 Feb 2001]
Microsoft asks to be heard in a lesser court
News But no punishment will be enforced until the appeal has been heard. In an appeal lodged today, the software giant has asked for its case to be heard at a federal level, according to BBC reports. Microsoft is pleading with the US Supreme Court to... [26 Jul 2000]
Microsoft 'to be split into two companies'
News The reports state that federal and state legal teams have finally decided on a punishment for the software giant, with the majority of state attorney generals agreeing to divide the company into software and Internet divisions. [28 Apr 2000]
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