U.S., Microsoft clash on court-order compliance
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The Justice Department asked U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson to hold Microsoft in civil contempt of his court order to separate its Internet Explorer 3.0 browser software and Windows 95 OS. Microsoft essentially has responded to the injunction by asking PC makers to choose between old or broken software if they choose to decline bundling Internet Explorer 3.0 and Windows 95, according to a motion filed by the government. The Justice Department is asking Judge Jackson to fine Microsoft $1 million for each day in violation of the preliminary ruling. The motion also asks Judge Jackson to allow offer the most recent Windows 95 version, and to issue an order barring Microsoft from punishing PC manufacturers that select Windows 95 alone. The motion also asks for Microsoft to provide 30 days' notice on new OS or browser products, as well as steps to force Microsoft compliance.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1997
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U.S. may add charges to Microsoft case; continuing investigation could pick up states' allegation on pricing
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Federal investigators are considering additional charges in the government's antitrust case against Microsoft, which U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson said will go to court on Sep 8, 1998. Jackson said he will combine the Federal suit with a separate suit presented by 20 states that also accuses Microsoft of attempting illegally to leverage its desktop-computer software monopoly. A possible Federal plan against Microsoft would echo the states's charge of unfair pricing for its profitable Office software package, according to insiders. Other areas include studying Microsoft's moves into video streaming and integration of WebTV into Windows, plus its attempts to deny Sun Microsystems's Java software language. Establishing an antitrust case against Microsoft will be more difficult, since the company merely challenges many new markets.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1998
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