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A surprising development in the antitrust litigation involving Microsoft has emerged, with the Department of Justice and 19 states reaching a general agreement to seek the breakup of the company into two or three legal entities. However, there is dissent among the states, with Ohio's Attorney General opposing
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As Microsoft Corp. prepares to hear whether the Justice Department and 19 state attorneys general will ask a US District Court judge to break up the company into two separate entities, CEO Steve Ballmer continued to defend the company's stance against a harsh remedy. Ballmer emphasized that he
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Microsoft's top management assured employees yesterday that there was no chance the company would be split up, but reports suggest the government is moving forward with a proposal to break the company in two. The Justice Department's antitrust case against Microsoft has reached a critical stage,
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Microsoft has expanded the capabilities of Pocket PC devices with the introduction of Pocket PC Expansion Packs, which utilize industry-standard CompactFlash (CF) cards and software to easily extend the capabilities of Pocket PC devices. Two initial Pocket Packs are available today, with dozens of additional CompactFlash solutions for memory, networking,
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Handango, the world's largest internet marketplace for handheld computing solutions, has launched its Windows-powered Pocket PC offering. This move comes concurrently with Microsoft's official release of the new Pocket PC. The new platform at Handango.com features a wide range of software applications and hardware devices
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Microsoft has quietly hired a senior consultant to former Governor George W. Bush's presidential campaign, Ralph Reed, to lobby the Bush campaign in opposition to the government's antitrust case against the software giant. The company aims to curry favor with the Republican presidential nominee, hoping he
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Microsoft, the leading software company, has hired a former head of the Christian Coalition and a consultant to the campaign of Texas Governor and Republican presidential hopeful George W. Bush in an effort to strengthen its campaign against the government's antitrust case. The move comes as the company
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In a reversal of his previous ruling, Federal District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson has taken an unusual approach in the Microsoft antitrust case, criticizing the appeals court for failing to follow Supreme Court precedents and indicating that he may help government lawyers bypass the appeals court entirely. This move could
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A United States District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson has ruled that Microsoft Corp. is in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act, stating that the company engaged in anti-competitive and predatory behavior by linking its Internet Explorer Web browser to its Windows operating system software. The ruling came two days
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The four-month mediation process between Microsoft and the government in the antitrust case has come to an end, with Judge Richard A. Posner stating that the parties' disagreements are too deep-seated to be resolved. This development suggests that the trial judge, Thomas Penfield Jackson, will issue his decision in
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Despite the skepticism of government lawyers, Microsoft has submitted a comprehensive proposal to settle its antitrust case, which includes strict secrecy surrounding the negotiations. US District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson has indicated that he will deliver a verdict by Tuesday if no progress is made in the settlement talks.
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FirstMark, a leading US tele-communications group in Europe, has partnered with Microsoft and Compaq to launch a new internet venture focused on small and medium-sized European companies. The alliance aims to establish "solution hotels" - hosting sites that provide access to software applications for business-to-business internet commerce. This
