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Are Apple ads hurting Microsoft's brand
CNET's Beyond Binary blog considers whether Apple's "I'm a Mac" ads have hurt Microsoft's brand: A new ranking of global brands shows Microsoft's reputation sinking in recent years...

Microsoft's Next Move
Yahoo's board of directors is meeting tomorrow. So many options. Or not. Aside from Microsoft's solo bid, Yahoo's directors will...

Yahoo! and News Corp. Getting Squishy
The Yahoo!/Microsoft soap opera continues. In our last episode, Yahoo! had turned down Microsoft's offer of $44.6 billion offer to buy the company. Yahoo!'s stock rose and Microsoft's fell, affecting the real value of the deal...

Another Reason Microsoft's OSP Isn't Good Enough
We've seen the reasons given by the Free Software Law Center as to why Microsoft's Open Specification Promise, or OSP, provides no assurance for FOSS developers. But what about everyone else? Here's an issue that affects everyone, not just FOSS developers, as explained by the Free Software Foundation South America in a long discussion of OOXML and why NBs should not approve it:It carries a number of dependencies on earlier Microsoft decisions, not all of which are part of the already-huge specification, and Microsoft's promise covers only fully-compliant implementations...

Live Mesh To Push Microsoft's Synchronization Strategy
Source: InformationWeek Daily Newsletter, April 15, 2008. Live Mesh To Push Microsoft's Synchronization Strategy"Synchronization has become a major theme for Microsoft's online strategy, and the forthcoming launch of Live Mesh at next week's Web 2...

Prove It
In its battle to pry open Microsoft's wallet, Alcatel-Lucent has two parallel patent cases. Yesterday it filed an identical motion in both cases, seeking full production of all Microsoft's patent license agreements with third parties...

Microsoft
Settles with Arizona for $4.4 Million

Mississippi Antitrust
Costs Microsoft $100 Million

Microsoft Corp.
allegedly failed to provide adequate access and service to Xbox Live and its subscribers.

Windows Software
Microsoft fined $1.3 billion for failing to comply with the European Union's antitrust order.

Microsoft Spam
Richter pays $7 million settlement in deceptive email lawsuit.

Internet Gambling
Microsoft, Google, and Yahoo pay $31.5 million settlement for advertising and promoting illegal gambling sites online.