Brad Smith
84 Stories
The warning sound of TomTom
Insight commentary Microsoft's court case and trade commission claims against TomTom are perfect examples of how power, perverts process.
Tags: Patents, Open source, Protocols and platforms, Software licensing, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft MS-DOS, TomTom, operating system, computer, software
Microsoft to license some intellectual property
News Microsoft plans on Wednesday to announce a broad new program for licensing some of its intellectual property to others in the technology industry.
Microsoft inks patent deal with Fuji Xerox
News Money will change hands in the cross-licensing deal, but the companies aren't going into details.
Tags: Patents
Europe to test Microsoft browser ballot system
News The EC has said it is happy with concessions made by the software giant to provide a choice of browsers, while Microsoft will make technical docs available to developers.
Tags: Business applications, Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, Commission, Microsoft Corp., software, European Commission, Business applications, Web Browser, Europe
Microsoft gives shareholders 'say on pay'
News Company's board agrees to give shareholders an advisory vote on executive compensation every three years.
Tags: Business Strategies & Functions, Apple Inc., Compensation, Brad Smith, general counsel, shareholder, analyst, board of directors, board
Microsoft offers EU 'browser ballot' compromise
News Microsoft says it is now open to allowing users in Europe to select competing browsers in Windows 7.
Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, Proposal, European Union, Microsoft Windows 7, Europe, Mozilla Corp., Microsoft Internet Explorer, Brad Smith, Microsoft Windows
Microsoft calls on U.S. Congress to reconsider bailout
News In a statement, general counsel Brad Smith says the measure was "vitally important to the health and preservation of jobs in all sectors of the economy".
Tags: Government, Microsoft Corp., Democrat, Nancy Pelosi, Brad Smith, U.S. House of Representatives, general counsel, DJIA, financial, job
Antitrust hearing to draw top tech legal eagles
News Legal counsel for Yahoo, Google, Microsoft will testify at Congressional hearing next week, as lawmakers consider potential effects of a Yahoo-Google search ad deal.
Tags: Antitrust, Search, Internet advertising, Mergers, Acquisitions, Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Internet Search Advertising, Advertisement, Brad Smith
Microsoft slams Google-Yahoo ad deal
News Redmond says the proposed deal between Google and Yahoo could have a negative impact on competition, consumer choice and privacy.
Tags: Internet advertising, Search, Mergers, Acquisitions, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Advertisement, Brad Smith, general counsel
Microsoft lashes back at Google
News The software maker's top lawyer points out that it's Google with the dominant position.
Tags: Antitrust, Search, Acquisitions, Mergers
Microsoft counsel warns against Yahoo-Google deal
News Any deal between Yahoo and Google would 'consolidate 90 percent' of the online ad market in Google's hands, Microsoft's top lawyer warned.
Tags: Web services
Microsoft to fight crime with spammer's money
News Software giant will also give New York state some of the US$7 million culled from the company's settlement with Scott Richter.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Microsoft Windows, Spam filtering
Microsoft: IE8 to support standards from the start
News In a shift, Microsoft said the new browser's default option will be able to render Web sites in its most standards-compliant mode.
Tags: Web browsers
Microsoft-DOJ ruling extended two years
News The software maker had said an extension was unnecessary, while some states wanted another five years.
Tags: Antitrust, Microsoft Windows
EFF defends Novell partnership
News Digital rights group has explained its decision to team up with the company involved in a high-profile patent deal with Microsoft.
Tags: Open source, Patents
