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Subject: Microsoft Antitrust
Category: Business and Money > Economics
Asked by: shar-ga
List Price: $15.00
Posted: 05 Jul 2003 08:31 PDT
Expires: 04 Aug 2003 08:31 PDT
Question ID: 225350
Please locate current event article(s) and related information on
Microsoft's recent antitrust activities. Information should allow for
an analysis of the economic and ethical implications of the decision,
the market outcome, political impact, technological innovation and
market structure.
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Subject: Re: Microsoft Antitrust
Answered By: techtor-ga on 05 Jul 2003 10:59 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Greetings Shar, 
I attempted to collect as many online sources as possible that may
have the news and information you are looking for.

Watching Microsoft Like A Hawk - Microsoft News Watch Site
http://www.watchingmicrosoftlikeahawk.com/
- This might be a comprehensive resource to follow for news on the
Antitrust case.

FindLaw: Legal Subjects: Antitrust and Trade Regulation: Microsoft
http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/01antitrust/microsoft.html


Various Articles:
ZDNet |UK| - News - Story - DoJ 'concerned' about Microsoft's
compliance – July 4, 2003
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/story/0,,t269-s2137043,00.html

The Age (Australia) – Hard Line on Software, by Richard Wray, July 6,
2003.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/07/05/1057179206478.html

Seattle University Newssource - EU won't offer time estimate on
Microsoft antitrust inquiry, June 7, 2003
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/125528_msfteu07.html

West Virginia drops Microsoft antitrust suit - Computerworld
http://www.computerworld.com/governmenttopics/government/legalissues/story/0,10801,82206,00.html

Microsoft Freed From Carrying Sun's Java - Computerworld
http://www.computerworld.com/developmenttopics/development/java/story/0,10801,82589,00.html

Microsoft can leave Java out of Windows, court rules – ABS-CBN News,
June 29, 2003
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/abs_news_body.asp?section=Business&oid=26895

The Economics of the Microsoft Antitrust Case: A Post-Trial Primer
http://www.neramicrosoft.com/NeraDocuments/Analyses/aei_paper.htm

An Analysis and Opinion of the Microsoft Antitrust Settlement
http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=23112

Australian IT - Salesforce.com revels in chaos (Chris Jenkins, JUNE
19, 2003)
http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6617688%5e15344%5e%5enbv%5e15306-15321,00.html
- Seems to show how other software companies are taking advantage of
the Antitrust case and other events here.


Some old news:
MS/DOJ : Microsoft forms committee to oversee its actions – Network
World Fusion – Nov. 8, 2002 (Old news, but the committee may have been
a major step here)
http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2002/1108mscomm.html

Netscape vs. Microsoft law document 
http://news.findlaw.com/hdocs/docs/microsoft/ntscpmcrsft12202cmp.pdf


Google News Search result for “microsoft antitrust news” 
http://news.google.com/news?q=microsoft+antitrust+news&num=50&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=nn
- Use this on Google News to be able to see what the latest is on the
Microsoft antitrust case scene.

Google News Search result for “microsoft antitrust” 
http://news.google.com/news?num=50&hl=en&q=microsoft+antitrust+

Google Search terms: 
microsoft antitrust news
microsoft antitrust actions
microsoft antitrust activities

I hope this leads you to the information you need. If you have any
problem with it, do please post a Request for Clarification and I
shall respond. Thank you.
shar-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Excellent sources!

Comments  
Subject: Re: Microsoft Antitrust
From: techtor-ga on 06 Jul 2003 08:33 PDT
 
Thanks for the 5-star rating! I'm glad the sources worked for you. :)

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