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Article | 22/04/2010 Consumer group calls for antitrust investigation of Google
The U.S. Department of Justice should launch a broad antitrust investigation into Google's search and advertising practices and consider a wide array ...
Article | 7/04/2010 Open-source advocate enters IBM antitrust fray
Software developer and political lobbyist Florian Mueller weighed in on the European Commission's investigation of monopoly abuse claims against IBM, ...
Article | 24/03/2010 IBM slapped with 3rd mainframe antitrust complaint in Europe
The third antitrust complaint against IBM's mainframe business was filed with the European Commission Tuesday, compounding the firm's regulatory probl...
Article | 24/02/2010 Europe is said to launch antitrust probe of Google
Google has become the subject of a preliminary investigation by antitrust regulators in Europe following complaints by three of its rivals there, the ...
Article | 20/01/2010 Google slammed with antitrust complaints in Germany
Germany's antitrust authority is awaiting a response from Google on three separate complaints filed recently, although the agency said no action is li...
Article | 17/12/2009 EC, Microsoft settlement broadly welcomed
Microsoft's successful settlement of its antitrust issues with the European Commission was welcomed by the software company's foes and friends alike W...
Article | 17/12/2009 EU accepts Microsoft's commitments to offer browser choice
Microsoft's promise to allow Windows users to choose which Internet browser they use has been accepted by the European Commission, ending its antitrus...
Article | 13/10/2009 Google, Apple sever board ties amid U.S. antitrust probe
The last executive with links to both Google and Apple has resigned from Google's board of directors today, taking a bite out of an ongoing U.S. inves...
Article | 9/10/2009 IBM faces DOJ antitrust inquiry on mainframes
IBM is facing an antitrust inquiry from the U.S. Department of Justice for recent actions the company has taken in the mainframe computer market, acco...
Article | 8/10/2009 Microsoft changes 'ballot screen' to close antitrust case
Microsoft has changed its proposed browser "ballot screen" to wrap up a nine-month antitrust case in the European Union, but rivals remained noncommit...
Article | 14/09/2009 Microsoft, Yahoo search deal faces DOJ review
A Microsoft and Yahoo search deal, announced in July, will face an in-depth antitrust review from the U.S. Department of Justice, Microsoft has confir...
Article | 8/09/2009 Google faces broad antitrust investigation in Italy
Italy's Antitrust Authority has broadened its investigation of Google's business practices in the country, it said Friday.
Article | 4/09/2009 EC opens deeper probe of Oracle-Sun merger
The European Commission opened an in-depth investigation into Oracle's planned $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Thursday, citing concerns abo...
Article | 2/09/2009 Mac clone maker sues Apple over Snow Leopard
Mac clone maker Psystar last week sued Apple for a second time, charging that it illegally ties the new Snow Leopard operating system to its hardware.
Article | 12/08/2009 Former antitrust enforcer defends Google book settlement
A proposed settlement between Google and book publishers and authors that would allow the tech giant to digitize and sell millions of books raises no ...