Maryland makes out-of-state liquor sales a felony
New law to serve as "a deterrent to would be shippers"
New law to serve as "a deterrent to would be shippers"
The combatants in the U.S. government's antitrust trial against Microsoft Corp. met this week in court to deliver their closing arguments and wrap up the case that began last October. The government led off, arguing that Microsoft has restricted competition, raised prices without fear and stifled innovation -- all to the detriment of consumers.
Each of the two sides in the Microsoft antitrust case filed blistering rebuttals to the other side's version of the facts on Friday.
With testimony concluded in the Microsoft antitrust case, attention is now riveted on two issues: the possibility of a settlement and speculation over a verdict by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson, who last week offered the strongest clues yet as to what he is thinking.
US Department of Justice is right to "scrutinise" Microsoft says Sun chief
Case e-mail speculates on dropping Explorer altogether
Microsoft antitrust trial Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson acknowledges that he approaches computers like any other consumer. But in court, he has asked a question that hit on a key concern for corporate IT departments and that also raised troubling questions for Microsoft’s defense.
MS defense attempts to discredit browser removal program
IBM's Norris claims MS execs pressured IBM to drop Netscape Navigator
Boies seeks to reverse Microsoft's credibility attack
Admission follows introduction of bank report
Monopoly denials "confused" says economist
A top IBM executive has testified in the Microsoft antitrust case that Microsoft made threats against PC makers who were considering IBM's OS/2 operating system.
Microsoft wants to show proof of competition in software industry
In the belief that Microsoft will either lose its antitrust case or settle, antitrust experts, industry groups and some software businesses met last week to debate possible remedies in this historic case.