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EU Watching Microsoft Again

Written on: January 14th 2008
Author: Editor

The European Commission makes another headline today by opening a new antitrust investigation against Microsoft on whether the company has unjustly attached its web browser to the Windows operating system which makes the system harder to work with for other software makers, reports Reuters. The new probe comes after the decision [...] more...

Microsoft Gets Accused Of Abuse

Written on: December 14th 2007
Author: Editor

Oslo-based Opera Software ASA, a web-browser maker has accused Microsoft of abusing its dominant position in online browsers. This is the first major new antitrust complaint against the company since the EU case in September. The complaint detailed that Microsoft hurts other makers of browsers because its protocols used in Internet [...] more...

EU Enters Phase 2 Of Google/DoubleClick Review

Written on: October 10th 2007
Author: Editor

The EU will perform an in-depth investigation into the potential Google acquisition of DoubleClick Inc. The EU is reportedly going into a “second phase” merger review according to Euro2day.com. This “phase” has an allowance of 90 working days before it has to confirm a ruling, extending the current deadline of [...] more...

Google Volunteers For Investigation By EU

Written on: September 21st 2007
Author: Editor

Today, Google Inc. announced that it has filed for European Union permission to go through with the takeover of DoubleClick. The deal, worth $3.1 billion has been the center of controversy since the announcement of the initial steps of the acquisition. Google’s antitrust counsel Julia Holtz said in a statement to [...] more...

Microsoft Suffers A Blow And Pays A Big Price

Written on: September 17th 2007
Author: Editor

Today, Microsoft reportedly lost an antitrust case after the European Union court agreed with a prior ruling that the software giant abused its position in the market to squash any potential rivals. The court upheld the decision that was made in 2004 against the company and will fine them $689.9 million. [...] more...

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