Colleen Kollar Kotelly
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Did Microsoft want to 'whack' Dell over its Linux dealings?

News A 2002 e-mail exchange filed with an Iowa court during one of the last state antitrust suits seems to say so; Redmond defends the thread.

Monday, January 29 2007 09:33 AM

Tags: Operating systems, Open source

Election commission takes light touch with Net regs

News The new regulations, if approved, reflects the U.S. government's relaxed stance on election laws.

Tuesday, March 28 2006 10:40 AM

Tags: E-voting

More states join call for extra Microsoft policing

News The state attorneys general who previously praised Microsoft's antitrust settlement now say they are not ready to see five years of oversight wind down yet.

Monday, October 22 2007 09:52 AM

Tags: Antitrust

US judge: Microsoft must release Windows details

News U.S. federal judge presiding over Microsoft's antitrust case wants the company to cough up more details on how its software programs work together, according to a report.

Wednesday, June 25 2008 10:05 PM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Windows XP, Antitrust, Microsoft Corp., Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, Microsoft Windows 7, operating system, compliance, online photo, Dow Jones & Company Inc.

Groups seek extension in EU Microsoft probe

News Two parties involved in the European Union's investigation of Microsoft secured a few extra days to draft comments.

Wednesday, January 09 2002 03:25 PM

Microsoft foes urge antitrust punishment

News Two more groups join an effort to overturn the landmark antitrust settlement that a federal judge approved in November.

Friday, January 03 2003 10:00 AM

Microsoft-DOJ ruling extended two years

News The software maker had said an extension was unnecessary, while some states wanted another five years.

Wednesday, January 30 2008 09:43 AM

Tags: Antitrust, Microsoft Windows

EU looks to wrap up Microsoft probe

News A top European Union official says the EU is "completing" its investigation and that a ruling in its antitrust inquiry will happen by the end of the year.

Tuesday, July 02 2002 10:56 AM

Last week in legal issues

News Hot-button issues in the tech community kept court dockets busy last week.

Monday, October 31 2005 10:52 AM

Tags: Media players, Legal, Antitrust

Microsoft antitrust case still has bounce

News Microsoft's antitrust woes in the U.S. are not over yet.

Friday, March 28 2003 09:23 AM

Microsoft backs off music player squeeze

News Company drops plan that would have forced music device makers to give up rival software.

Friday, October 21 2005 10:37 AM

Tags: Music devices, Microsoft Windows, Longhorn, Music, Antitrust

Microsoft to Google: Take an antitrust lesson from us

News The software maker's deputy general counsel says it's learned its lesson in dealing with regulators. Is Google listening?

Friday, June 29 2007 10:14 AM

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Business applications, Antitrust

25 states unite to fight Microsoft motion

News Two-thirds of the states now oppose a Microsoft motion to drop the remaining portion of its antitrust case after the software company made a deal with the DOJ.

Monday, March 18 2002 12:13 PM

XP update to sport more than just fixes

News Along with squashing bugs, Microsoft's first major update to its XP operating system will add support for Tablet PCs and a fancier graphical interface.

Friday, March 01 2002 10:51 AM

Judge OKs new Microsoft antitrust deadline

News Redmond and the Justice Department earn formal approval to extend parts of their deal until November 2009--or longer.

Friday, September 08 2006 10:47 AM

Tags: Legal, Antitrust