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  • Microsoft settles Be suit for US$23 million

    Microsoft announced late Friday that it will pay more than US$23 million to settle an antitrust suit filed by onetime operating system rival Be.

  • Microsoft settles Be suit for US$23 million

    Microsoft announced late Friday that it will pay more than US$23 million to settle an antitrust suit filed by onetime operating system rival Be.

  • Microsoft tries new tack in licence deals

    Microsoft's decision to remove language from a licensing agreement that has long rankled computer makers reflects a growing willingness by the software giant to tweak the way it does business, according to analysts.

  • Sun settles with Microsoft, announces layoffs

    Sun Microsystems announced on Friday that it has moved to a new phase of legal and technical cooperation with longtime foe Microsoft that will involve a payment of US$1.95 billion to Sun.

  • Microsoft's long-playing business record

    The antitrust investigation into Microsoft's activities lasted nearly half a decade, but by the time regulators finally came to a landmark conclusion, Microsoft had already established its position and the rival product was all but defunct.

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