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A major effort is underway to revolutionize the way people access the internet, driven by a coalition of technology and telecommunications giants. Heavyweights Microsoft, Intel, and Compaq have joined forces with six major US telephone companies, including Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, GTE, SBC Communications, Sprint, and US West, to promote
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At a meeting in San Francisco, representatives from Compaq, Intel, and Microsoft warned local telephone companies that unless they joined their new consortium, they would be left behind in the high-speed Internet revolution. The technology giants' aim was to control access to the Internet by standardizing digital subscriber line
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Karel Van Miert's crusade against Formula One has raised questions about his suitability to lead Europe's competition authority. Meanwhile, regulators worldwide are taking note of Microsoft's potentially anti-competitive practices, particularly in the Internet browser market. Microsoft's decision to give away its browser
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The US Justice Department's lawsuit against Microsoft Corp. centers around the company's compliance with a federal judge's order to offer a version of Windows 95 without Internet Explorer. Microsoft's response has been to remove the browser completely from the operating system, rendering
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Microsoft is facing increasing pressure from government agencies and consumer groups over its alleged anti-competitive business practices. The software giant is currently in court in the United States, defending itself against a contempt suit brought by federal regulators who have accused it of violating antitrust laws. The company is also
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U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson sharply criticized Microsoft Corp.'s key arguments in its antitrust struggle with the U.S. Justice Department on Monday. The judge challenged the company's focus on wording used by the Justice Department in its court filings, instead emphasizing his own
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Sun Microsystems Inc. has outmaneuvered Microsoft Corp. in the battle for control of cable TV set-top boxes, reaching a deal with Tele-Communications Inc. to include its Java software in up to 10 million new digital set-top boxes over the next three years. This move threatens Microsoft's ambitions to
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Tele-Communications Inc., the nation's largest cable operator, has chosen Sun Microsystems' Java programming language to run its digital set-top boxes, a move that is seen as a setback for Microsoft's hopes of dominating the cable television industry. The arrangement, worth an undisclosed amount, means that
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A federal appeals court has accelerated the consideration of Microsoft's appeal of an injunction that restricts the distribution of the company's Internet browser. The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has ordered written motions and replies to be submitted by March 9.
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The US Justice Department has accused Microsoft of "disobedience" and "jerry-rigging" its products in response to a Federal judge's order to allow personal computer makers to license Windows without loading Internet Explorer. The Justice Department proposed using the "Add/Remove Programs" feature
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Spyglass Inc. announced on Thursday that it expects disappointing financial results for the fiscal first quarter due to a royalties dispute with Microsoft Corp. The Naperville-based company's shares dropped $1.25 to close unofficially at $11.75, a significant decline from its 52-week high of $55. The dispute
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StarSight Telecast, Inc. and Microsoft Corporation have signed a final agreement to cross-license technologies, marking a significant milestone in the development of interactive electronic program guides. The partnership, which follows a Memorandum of Understanding signed in August 1996, has Microsoft paying StarSight Telecast $20 million for a non-exclusive, worldwide license
