| 1995 | May 21, 1995 - By Elizabeth Corcoran. Software giant Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., and Intuit Inc. yesterday said they had abandoned plans to carry out what would have been the biggest merger in the software industry. Executives from Microsoft said they were worried that they faced months of ... www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/microsoft/stories/1995/intuit052195.htm
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| 1997 | Oct 21, 1997 - By Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Elizabeth Corcoran. The Justice Department yesterday accused Microsoft Corp. of using its market power as the world's largest software company to force personal computer makers to distribute Microsoft's Internet browsing program. ... www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/business/longterm/microsoft/stories/1997/accused102197.htm
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| 1998 | May 19, 1998 - By AMY HARMON. ''We need more competition,'' said Mr. Price, an administrator at California's environmental agency. ''I've heard that a lot of the programs they have they've bought or stolen from others. I'm voting with my dollars.'' In Boston, Colin Moore, 24, an administrative ... www.nytimes.com/1998/05/19/business/us-v-microsoft-reaction-goliath-needs-little-guys-microsoft-faces- challenge.html?pagewanted=2
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| 2000 | May 11, 2000 - By STEVE LOHR. Microsoft offered its limited compromise proposal. But it was a selection of items -- and not the complete list -- that the company had offered in its periodic settlement talks with the Justice Department and the states over the last two years. Microsoft proposed to open ... www.nytimes.com/2000/05/11/business/us-vs-microsoft-strategy-microsoft-responding-offers-stark-view- future.html?pagewanted=2
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| 2001 | Jun 28, 2001 - WASHINGTON_Ruling in the Justice Department's historic antitrust case against Microsoft Corp., a federal appeals court Thursday unanimously agreed that the software giant illegally protected its computer-industry monopoly, but reversed an order to dismantle the company. ... www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-8328006.html
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| 2004 | Mar 25, 2004 - European regulators ruled on Wednesday that Microsoft broke European Union law by using its ''near monopoly'' in the Windows operating system to squeeze out rivals in other kinds of software. The penalty, which came after five years of investigation, consultations and negotiations, ... www.nytimes.com/2004/03/25/business/microsoft-sanctions-overview-europeans-rule-against-microsoft- appeal-promised.html?pagewanted=all
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| 2005 | Dec 23, 2005 - The year may be ending on a stormy note for Microsoft (MSFT) in Europe. On Dec. 22, the European Union threatened the software giant with fines ... In March, 2004, the EU fined Microsoft $613 million and ordered it to make a series of sweeping changes in how it deals with competitors ... www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2005/tc20051223_188772.htm
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| 2006 | May 24, 2006 - Several years of negotiations over Microsoft's right to use Symantec's Volume Manager software boiled over last week when Symantec filed a lawsuit that threatens to keep Microsoft from further developing and distributing Vista and Longhorn. By Larry Greenemeier ... www.informationweek.com/news/windows/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=188102988
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| 2007 | Sep 18, 2007 - By Michael Savage. A panel of 13 judges sitting in Europe's second-highest court, the European Court of First Instance, has upheld the European Commission's decision to fine Microsoft a record ¿497m (£343m) for using the dominance of its Windows operating system to stifle the progress ... www.independent.co.uk/news/science/the-big-question-why-has-microsoft-been-fined-and-how-will-this- affect-the-consumer-402707.html
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| 2008 | Apr 25, 2008 - By Benjamin Pimentel & John Letzing, MarketWatch. SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Microsoft Corp.'s $44.6 billion bid to gobble up Yahoo Inc. enters a critical stage this weekend with the software giant's deadline looming over the beleaguered Web portal. Microsoft first issued its bid ... www.marketwatch.com/story/microsoft-yahoo-inch-closer-to-deadline-on-merger-talks
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