Microsoft officials yesterday appealed a federal judge's ruling that the company violated US antitrust laws, saying the government's case was rife with mistakes, and the proposed remedy -- breaking the software giant into two companies -- is excessive, given the evidence presented during the trial.
The U.S. Department of Justice late Tuesday asked the judge to send the Microsoft Corp. antitrust case straight to the Supreme Court, bringing to a close a day of furious legal back-and-forth.
As the Microsoft antitrust smoke clears, the high-tech industry is debating whether this week's remedies judgment solely punishes Microsoft for its own crimes or signals an era of increased government scrutiny of the IT industry.
Microsoft Corp. officials on Tuesday appealed a
federal judge's ruling that the company violated U.S. antitrust laws, saying
the government's case was rife with mistakes, and the proposed remedy --
breaking the software giant into two companies -- is excessive, given the
evidence presented during the trial.
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday filed an appeal to a federal judge's ruling that it violated U.S. antitrust laws, and said the proposed remedy -- breaking the software giant into two firms -- is too excessive given the evidence presented during the trial.
As the Microsoft antitrust smoke clears, the high-tech industry is debating whether this week's remedies judgment solely punishes Microsoft for its own crimes or signals an era of increased government scrutiny of the IT industry.
Microsoft Corp. on Monday announced that it is rewriting its licensing terms for server applications in an effort to broaden the products' appeal among Internet users.
As the Microsoft Corp. antitrust smoke clears, the high-tech industry is debating whether this week's remedies judgment solely punishes Microsoft for its own crimes or signals an era of increased government scrutiny of the IT industry.
The day after the anniversary of the Allies' invasion of Normandy has turned into a D-Day of sorts for Microsoft Corp., as the federal judge who found the software giant guilty of violating U.S. antitrust laws ordered it broken in two on Wednesday.
The federal judge who found Microsoft Corp. guilty of violating U.S. antitrust laws ordered the software giant broken in two on Wednesday.
The day after the anniversary of the Allies' invasion of Normandy turned into a D-Day of sorts for Microsoft Corp., as the federal judge who found the software giant guilty of violating U.S. antitrust laws ordered it broken in two on Wednesday.
Marathon Technologies Corp. week will release the latest version of its fault-tolerance hardware/software solution for Windows NT servers.
With a breakup of Microsoft Corp. hanging in the balance, the federal judge who holds the software giant's fate in his hands will not issue a final punishment this week, instead giving the company and the U.S. Department of Justice another chance to plead their cases.
Microsoft Corp. took its final shot Wednesday before a federal judge releases his plan to punish the software giant for its antitrust transgressions -- punishment that likely will include a breakup of the company.
The US government stuck by its proposal to split Microsoft in two on Friday, filing a revised remedies proposal that made only minor changes to its original plan.