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Microsoft on Trial: October 98
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Posted in On-Prem, 3rd September 1999 12:35 GMT
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31 October 1998
- Microsoft sabotaged QuickTime, says Apple exec
And last year’s ‘alliance’ was struck after threats to kill Office for the Mac - Trial focus shifts to Gates
The DoJ is banking on Bill Gates turning out to be its star witness
30 October 1998
- MS strives to prove potential AOL, Netscape pact anti-competitive
Colbourn cross-examination continues…
29 October 1998
- AOL, Netscape colluded to beat ‘Beast of Redmond’, claims MS attorney
And who can blame them? replies DoJ - AOL exec disputes ‘IE was better’ claim
It was cheaper, he says, and the contract with Microsoft said it had to be 85 per cent of our shipments - Barksdale suggests splitting Microsoft operations
But if you split OS and apps, do you let Microsoft decide which is which? - Microsoft paid Apple $150m to settle QuickTime suit
DoJ lawyer uncovers price of settling embarrassing copyright infringement dispute
28 October 1998
- Microsoft paid AOL ‘bounty’ for conversions from rivals, says exec
Superficially damaging claims from Apple are shaky, but the AOL connection looks more dangerous for Microsoft
27 October 1998
- MS modifies line on market splitting meeting with Netscape
’Fess up, Barksdale, you connived with the DoJ, alleges Microsoft attorney - Microsoft has egg on face, says DoJ
Company accused of mounting ‘cynical attempt to distract attention’ - ‘Da cops set us up!’ — Microsoft shock claim
The Netscape meet was all an elaborate sting to trigger a DoJ investigation, says attorney
26 October 1998
- The Microsoft Trial continues…
Netscape CEO testimony due to be wrapped up today, and Gates’ video evidence should be made public
23 October 1998
- Barksdale bites back over ‘lie’ accusations
It’s boiling down to who’s lying, Netscape or Microsoft - Trial day four: is Microsoft playing the boredom card?
As Jim Barksdale heads for a fourth day on the stand, we could be heading for the Big Z - Microsoft attorney ‘exposes’ Netscape sales policy
The memos show Netscape expected not to be paid for some of its browsers, but we knew that already…
22 October 1998
- Clark memo fails to shake Barksdale in six hour marathon
Netscape’s CEO declines to say what Microsoft’s brief wants him to say - Judge gives DoJ two more days on Microsoft data
Justice faces a tough job in getting all it wants before the shutters come down - More questions for Barksdale, but judge gets tetchy
If it keeps going at this rate, it won’t keep going at all, suspects Jackson - Microsoft sought to pollute Java, maybe Sun let it
Sun’s evidence indicates Microsoft cynically attempted to fragment Java, Microsoft’s that Sun messed-up and let it
21 October 1998
- Microsoft draws blood in Netscape battle
But actually, the ‘victory’ means a lot less than Microsoft thinks - Gates didn’t threaten Intel’s Grove, says Microsoft attorney
Attempts to get Intel to drop NSP were for technical reasons, claims Microsoft - Barksdale holds ground in three hour cross-examination
Microsoft attorney John Warden has so far failed to dent the Netscape CEO’s armour — but he’s only on page 13 of 127 - ‘How much to screw Netscape’ memo sheds light on AOL IE deal
These days AOL claims IE was technically superior — but what was it saying at the time? - Smoking memos that support Netscape’s carve-up tales
New documentation indicates that Netscape’s ‘fantasy’ originated the day after the companies met — spooky, eh? - Trial unnecessary, and we don’t have to be polite — Microsoft lawyer
It was Sound-bite City as John Warden opened for Microsoft’s defence yesterday - The true costs of Linux development
A Register reader challenges the Microsoft ‘one man’ theory of Linux
20 October 1998
- ‘Linux made it, so what’s the problem?’ says Microsoft attorney
It’s official — any smart Helsinki student has a chance to destroy the Gates Empire - How Microsoft squeezed Netscape out of contracts — Barksdale
Netscape CEO’s testimony details ‘anticompetitive’ allegations - Microsoft spin doctors spin to blunt attack on Gates
After yesterday’s assault, Microsoft’s legal eagles claim it’s all ‘out of context’ - Prosecution says Gates led plan to crush Netscape
Claims company set out to eliminate sources of Netscape revenue - Microsoft trial: How it will proceed
What’s going to happen, and what the DoJ needs to prove - DoJ springs trap for Bill Gates
Justice’s opening set out to prove Gates less than truthful, and to undermine his credibility as a witness
19 October 1998
- Microsoft wriggles to keep DoJ off its data
So what is it in there that Microsoft doesn’t want people to see?
15 October 1998
- EU rattles Microsoft’s cage
Formal complaint against company may be on the cards - What’s bad for Microsoft is bad for the US
Breaking up Microsoft is as ludicrous as breaking up… whoever wins the World Series
14 October 1998
- Microsoft spin-doctors ‘refute’ DoJ case
But there seems to be a lot more spinning than red meat in this here document…
12 October 1998
- Does Microsoft ‘gibberish’ database run on IBM hardware?
Register supersleuth Graham Lea reckons Microsoft is being bashful about owning a SAP-AS/400 combo