With Microsoft ruling, a precedent for IT in Europe
Microsoft suffered a humiliating legal defeat Monday when it lost a court appeal to overturn the European Commission's 2004 antitrust ruling against it.
Stories by Paul Meller
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Knockout blow: EU court rules in favour of consumers ahead of Microsoft
Microsoft failed Monday in its bid to overturn a European Commission antitrust ruling against it, when the European Union's second highest court dismissed the company's appeal and ordered it to pay the bulk of the Commission's legal expenses.
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MS ANTITRUST - Microsoft, EC prepare for ruling next week
As judgment day in the nine year-long antitrust battle between Microsoft and the European Commission draws near, neither side in the protracted dispute knows for sure how it will react to the news on the day.
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Rivals slam Vista on antitrust grounds
As Microsoft gears up for the consumer launch of Vista, rivals slammed the new product, claiming that it breaks the very same European antitrust laws that its operating-system predecessor, XP, fell foul of in 2004, and that it will be riddled with bugs.
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EU closer to antitrust charges against Intel
Formal antitrust charges against computer chip maker Intel in Europe are coming closer, after officials working on the case advised European Union Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes to push ahead with legal action, according to reports.
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Symantec, Adobe lobby EU over Vista features
Two engineers at the computer security firm Symantec are coming to Brussels next week to discuss the antitrust threat posed to their company by the upcoming version of Microsoft's Windows, dubbed Vista, a Symantec spokesman said Thursday.
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EU opens unofficial DVD format investigation
The European Commission has launched an unofficial antitrust probe into the two emerging DVD formats championed by Toshiba and Sony, a spokesman said Thursday.
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EU approves radical batteries recycling law
The European Parliament has signed off on a radical new law aimed at curbing pollution from used portable batteries. Manufacturers will also be forced to provide more accurate information about product performance.
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EU to mandate battery recycling
Manufacturers and resellers of batteries for devices including laptops and phones will be obliged to dispose of spent batteries, and new batteries will be restricted in the amount of mercury and cadmium they can contain, according to a new Europe-wide law agreed by European Union lawmakers in Brussels late Tuesday evening.
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EU approves Sony-NEC joint venture
The European Commission announced Friday that it has approved the creation of an optical disc drive (ODD) joint venture between Sony and NEC.
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EU warns Microsoft over Vista features
The European Commission has laid out specific antitrust concerns it has about Vista, Microsoft's long-awaited new operating system, Commission spokesman Jonathan Todd said Wednesday.
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Microsoft: $US610 million EU fine too big
Microsoft will be fined $US610 million (AUD$811.06m) by the European Commission tomorrow (Wednesday) for abusing its monopoly in computer operating systems, according to a person close to the company.
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Ballmer meets EU competition chief
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer is discussing the European antitrust case against the company with Mario Monti, the European competition commissioner in Brussels, a person close to the talks said Tuesday afternoon.
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Regulators back EC Microsoft ruling
Antitrust regulators from the 15 European Union (EU) countries have unanimously backed the European Commission's negative ruling against Microsoft, a Commission spokeswoman said Monday.
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Microsoft loosening contracts for PC makers
Amid mounting pressure from competition regulators, Microsoft will scrap a clause in its licensing contracts with PC manufacturers that prevents them from enforcing any hardware patents they have that may have implications for software.
