Tagged: Anti-trust
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The technology business week: Ireland ranks in top locations for BPO, FTC won’t charge Google in anti-trust probe News
07.01.2013 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Deals Done, Financial, Internet, Investments, Mergers & Acquisitions, Search Engines, Social Media -
EU to charge Microsoft over web browser ruling breach News
27.09.2012 The European Commission is planning to charge Microsoft for failing to offer some Windows 7 users a choice of web browser following a 2009 ruling. -
EU gives Google the opportunity to resolve anti-trust concerns News
21.05.2012 A statement from the European Commission lists four major concerns regarding the search giant’s competitive dominance and requests that these issues be resolved in a matter of...Tags: Google, Search, Android, Mobile, OS, European Commission, European Union, Anti-trust, Microsoft, -
EU to investigate Apple and publishers over alleged ‘e-books cartel’ News
06.12.2011 The European Commission has launched formal anti-trust proceedings into whether some of the world’s largest publishers, including Harper Collins and Simon and Schuster,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Legal, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
The digital business week News
03.10.2011 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Categories: Financial Results, Financial Services, Investments, Jobs, Leadership & Management, Legal, R&D, Telecommunications -
Apple asks court to dismiss iTunes antitrust case News
19.04.2011 Apple asked a federal judge to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit against iTunes, stating that it blocked iPod music downloads through competitors to improve download quality. -
EU opens anti-trust investigation into Google News
24.02.2010 The European Commission is to mount a preliminary anti-trust investigation into Google’s alleged dominant position in the online browsing and digital advertising business... -
Intel settles legal disputes with AMD News
12.11.2009 Computer-chip giant Intel has announced it has settled all its anti-trust and intellectual property (IP) disputes with fellow chip maker AMD in a move that will see AMD drop all...Categories: Business -
NY State attorney launches anti-trust battle against Intel News
05.11.2009 New York State attorney Andrew Cuomo has launched a major federal lawsuit against chip giant Intel, accusing the company of violating anti-trust laws and of using its financial...Categories: Business -
EU publishes emails to defend Intel anti-trust case News
21.09.2009 The EU has today published a non-confidential version of its decision in the anti-trust case against US firm Intel, including quotes from executive emails, to back up the record...Categories: Business -
Intel to appeal EU anti-trust ruling News
13.05.2009 Global computer chip giant Intel has said today that it intends to appeal against the EU Commission’s ruling that it had violated anti-trust rules, and the imposition of a...Categories: Business -
Intel fined €1bn by EU Commission for anti-trust violations News
13.05.2009 US computer chip manufacturer Intel has been fined €1.06bn by the European Commission for violating anti-trust rules.Categories: BusinessTags: Dell, HP, Anti-trust, Intel, Lenovo, AMD, Acer, EU Commission, Anti-Competitive , Neelie Kroes -
Mixed signals as Google joins EU case against Microsoft News
25.02.2009 On the same day as Google launches its Toolbar 6 Beta for Internet Explorer, the search and ads giant has joined with the EU in its anti-trust case against Microsoft over the...Categories: Business, Government -
Microsoft risks another hefty fine from EU over Internet Explorer News
18.01.2009 The European Commission has sent a statement of objections to Microsoft over the tying of its web browser Internet Explorer to its ‘dominant’ PC operating system Windows.Categories: Government -
EU gives Philips go ahead for US$5.1bn healthcare buy News
06.03.2008 Following an investigation into the possible anti-competitive nature of the acquisition of electronics healthcare firm Respironics by Philips for US$5.1bn, the European...Categories: New Media -
EU slaps a record €899m fine on Microsoft News
27.02.2008 Software giant Microsoft has been hit with a record €899m fine from the European Commission for allegedly failing to comply with the landmark 2004 antitrust ruling against the... -
Microsoft reigned in by EU court News
23.10.2007 Three years after the European Commission’s (EC) antitrust ruling against Microsoft’s misuse of its dominance in the marketplace, the Redmond-based company has finally agreed to...Categories: New MediaTags: Anti-trust, Legal -
Body blow for Oracle’s PeopleSoft bid News
27.02.2004 Citing anti-competitive reasons, the US Justice Department has made a legal challenge to Oracle’s US$9.4bn bid for rival business software maker PeopleSoft. -
Microsoft to defend itself against EU antitrust case News
12.11.2003 Microsoft will today defend itself against the antitrust case taken by the European Commission, arguing that it focuses unfairly on the company and not on its intellectual...Categories: GovernmentTags: Software, Anti-trust, -
Gartner sceptical over Microsoft antitrust probe News
14.08.2003 Antitrust investigations into Microsoft’s software bundling practices by the European Commission will have little effect on the market: that’s the verdict of the industry...Categories: GovernmentTags: Anti-trust, Gartner