Ian Betteridge

Microsoft Corp. has been hit by record fine of 497 million euros ($613 million) by the European Union for abusing its dominant market position with Windows. The company has also been ordered to effectively offer to manufacturers a version of Windows without Windows Media Player. The previous highest fine in EU history was 462 million […]

LONDON—Last-minute talks between the European Commission and Microsoft Corp. have stalled, and Europe now looks set to impose stringent sanctions against the company next Wednesday. In a statement, Competition Commissioner Mario Monti said “a settlement on the Microsoft case has not been possible. I therefore intend to propose to my colleagues in the Commission next […]

LONDON—In what may prove to be a setback for Microsoft Corp.s efforts to dominate the digital media and low-end server markets, a European Commission investigation is set to find that the company broke European Union competition law. Sources close to the Commission indicate that a draft decision has been completed, and that Microsoft is likely […]

LONDON—The SCO Group Inc. has extended its controversial intellectual property license into Europe, with other countries worldwide to follow. The move into Europe is the latest step in a long-running saga that has angered the open-source community. Last year, the company announced it would seek to enforce licensing of what it claimed was intellectual property […]

Apple Computer Inc. issued a patch Monday fixing several security holes in Mac OS X, including one issue that could allow a malicious user to gain full access to any machine on a network. The update, which is available via Apples Software Update System Preference pane built into OS X, changes the default settings for […]