Microsoft 'monopoly' debated in Senate

Computer industry bosses gave opposing views on whether Microsoft has a monopoly in the software business, but they were united in urging the government to keep hands off the industry.

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U.S.: Consumers win under partial Microsoft settlement

Microsoft and the Justice Department announced a partial antitrust settlement under which computer manufacturers that license Microsoft's Windows 95 operating system can delete the desktop icon for Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser.

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States back DOJ probe

High noon in browser war

It may not be the sexiest story in Washington, but when Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates testifies at a Senate hearing Tuesday, all eyes will be on the feisty leader as he faces his critics.

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Judge denies Microsoft bid to get rid of court expert

A federal judge confronted a Microsoft Corp. executive in court Wednesday and then denied the company's bid to oust an expert from an ongoing anti-trust case, saying Microsoft's comments about the expert were "defamatory" and "not made in good faith."

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Has Microsoft complied? 'A resounding no,' Justice Dept. says

The Justice Department told a federal judge on Tuesday that over the next two days of testimony it would prove that Microsoft was in contempt of a December court order designed to stop the software giant from engaging in anti-competitive practices.

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Microsoft case accelerates

Microsoft Corp. Tuesday scored a minor victory in its efforts to overturn a federal judge's ruling that barred the company from tying its Internet Explorer Web browser with its Windows 95 operating system.
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Microsoft retaliates

Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday disputed the Justice Department's contention it was flouting a court order by offering "a dysfunctional version" of its Windows 95 software to computer makers who don't want the company's Internet Explorer browser program.
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Judge sets contempt hearing in Microsoft antitrust suit

A federal judge scheduled a January 13 hearing for arguments on whether Microsoft Corp. is in contempt of court in an antitrust lawsuit.
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DOJ seeks Microsoft fine

Justice Department files a motion in Federal District Court, accusing Microsoft of violating a 1995 consent decree dealing with certain aspects of licensing the Windows operating system to computer manufacturers.
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Microsoft fires back

Microsoft Corp. accuses the Justice Department of using antitrust charges to hamper the development of the Windows operating system and asks that the case be thrown out.
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Rivals unite to fight Microsoft

A shared vision of the future of the Internet reportedly has brought five powerful technology companies together to take on the industry's top dog: Microsoft Corp.
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Netscape and Microsoft butt heads in Internet battle

There's a battle going on that may well affect all of us who use the Internet, and even those of us who are yet to use it.
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It's out: Microsoft unveils Internet Explorer 4.0

Microsoft Corp. unveiled a new Web browser software that blurs the boundary between personal computers and the Internet and, it hopes, will also change the way computer uses manage files and cruise the Web.
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