U.S. politicians lashed out Wednesday at the European Union's decision to seek sanctions against Microsoft, asking regulators in Brussels to reconsider their decision to levy an unprecedented fine of US$613 million.
The European Parliament passed controversial legislation Tuesday aimed at cracking down on copyright pirates, ranging from DVD counterfeiters to illicit Viagra sellers online.
The US State Department has quietly expressed its concerns to European regulators about last week's decision to levy harsh penalties and a US$613 million fine on Microsoft.
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Aiming to portray itself as the victim of overreaching regulators, Microsoft on Wednesday released a position paper insisting that the European Union's antitrust sanctions amount to "new law" that could hurt others in the technology industry.
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Free Software Foundation President Richard Stallman says Microsoft's chairman is blurring the issue of software patents.
At the RSA Conference Europe 2004 in Barcelona, Microsoft gave an upbeat assessment of its campaign to improve security.
It's time for Microsoft to seek an annuity base that isn't as tied to the upgrade cycle as its current revenue model is.
Microsoft is moving ahead with plans to more tightly integrate the development of Windows, Office and its other programs--and much of these efforts are tied to Longhorn.
An update of the technology, which is due to launch late Wednesday during company Chairman Bill Gates' keynote speech at CES, is already under way.
Microsoft says it will fold its SharePoint business portal software into its Office System product line.
Sun Microsystems is set to offer a test release of a new version of the software package, one of the company's most visible efforts to erode Microsoft's dominance over PC computing.
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