Category: Legal
June 12, 2009
Europe isn’t going to get Windows 7. Oh no, we’re special, and are consequently going to get Windows 7 E, a version of the Vista successor without Internet Explorer built-in. Microsoft decided on this course of action to appease EU regulators’ antitrust concerns about IE being bundled with all copies of Microsoft operating systems.
Posted in Legal, Microsoft, Opinion, Windows Seven, internet explorer, windows 7 | 2 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
June 9, 2009
Microsoft could find itself in the embarrassing position of funding Macs for schools. It’s paying around $80 million in compensation to schools in Wisconsin which can be spent on technology – and not just Microsoft products.
Posted in Legal, Microsoft, Office | No Comments » Posted by: John Lister
June 4, 2009
When Microsoft announced plans to inject $300 million into the Russian economy, cynics suggested it was an attempt to stave off the interest of competition officials. If that was the case, it appears to have failed.
Posted in Legal, Microsoft, Security, Upgrading, Vista, xp | No Comments » Posted by: John Lister
May 31, 2009
The people in charge of the European Union really don’t like Microsoft. They tend to see it as an overly-dominant company which succeeds in maintaining its huge market share in many sectors by unfair means. Microsoft, rather unsurprisingly, disagrees. Cue a battle to the death, with Internet Explorer being the weapon of choice.
Posted in Hardware, Legal, Microsoft, Opinion, internet explorer | 5 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
May 22, 2009
Microsoft will no longer be giving oral evidence in its appeal against the European Union’s charge of anti-competitive behavior in bundling Internet Explorer with Windows. The firm pulled out of a scheduled hearing claiming the absence of EU competition experts would make the event pointless.
Posted in Legal, Microsoft, internet explorer | No Comments » Posted by: John Lister
May 17, 2009
To say software piracy and the use of counterfeit versions of Windows operating systems and products is rife in China is an understatement of colossal proportions. How can Microsoft tackle this problem, which is harming its business in the important emerging market of Asia? Blackmail.
Posted in Legal, Microsoft, Opinion | 3 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
May 11, 2009
Microsoft is claiming that threatened European Union sanctions over the bundling of Internet Explorer would themselves cause an unfair competitive advantage for Google. The comments follow the announcement that Microsoft will present its defense between June. 3 and 5
Posted in Legal, internet explorer | No Comments » Posted by: John Lister
May 8, 2009
It’s a well-known fact that Microsoft has always bundled Internet Explorer with its operating systems. Will this practice end with Windows 7? Probably not. In fact, people who have downloaded the Windows 7 Release Candidate this week have reported even worse than that.
Posted in Free Software, Legal, Opinion, Windows Seven, internet explorer, windows 7 | 2 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
May 4, 2009
Windows 7 includes an add-on feature to run a virtual copy of XP to take care of application incompatibilities. But the feature is getting mixed feedback, most notably because it won’t work on all PCs.
Posted in Legal, Tips, Upgrading, windows 7, xp | 3 Comments » Posted by: John Lister
April 29, 2009
Microsoft has officially challenged a European Union ruling that its bundling of Internet Explorer violates competition laws in the region. The case will now go to a formal hearing.
Posted in Legal, internet explorer | 1 Comment » Posted by: John Lister
April 17, 2009
Microsoft has agreed to a Department of Justice request to extend government oversight of its activities for a second time. The firm will remain under supervision until May 12, 2011.
Posted in Legal, Microsoft, internet explorer, windows 7 | No Comments » Posted by: John Lister
April 5, 2009
Many people, including the authorities in charge of overseeing these kinds of things, consider Microsoft to be a monopoly. But in Russia, it’s official: Microsoft IS a monopoly.
Posted in Legal, Microsoft, Opinion | 2 Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
March 25, 2009
Microsoft’s lawyers are being kept busy at the moment. In the immediate aftermath of the Microsoft versus TomTom lawsuit and counter suit debacle (otherwise known as ‘Our lawyers are more expensive than yours’) comes another lawsuit. This time it has been served by BackWeb and concerns Windows Update.
Posted in Legal, Microsoft, Opinion | No Comments » Posted by: Dave Parrack
March 17, 2009
The head of the firm which sparked a European Commission investigation into Microsoft’s promotion of Internet Explorer says plans to make it an optional feature in Windows 7 don’t go far enough. Opera’s Jon von Tetzchner maintains that Windows should treat all major browsers equally.
Posted in Legal, Microsoft, internet explorer | 3 Comments » Posted by: John Lister
March 16, 2009
Microsoft is arguing against an attempt to reinstate class action status to the ongoing ‘Vista Capable’ case. If it fails in the bid, the potential price of losing the case would be many times higher.
Posted in Legal, Upgrading, Vista | No Comments » Posted by: John Lister