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EU may fine Microsoft - The European Commission may fine Microsoft up to $2.5bn (£1.75bn) but says its investigation is still at an early stage.

The Remedy Vanishes? - Summarizes the debate over the impact of the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust case, as European regulators impose stricter penalties against Microsoft. ZDnet (March 24, 2004)
Windows Ruling is Biggest IP Heist in EU History, Claims MS - Looks at EU's order to remove Media Player from Windows from a Microsoft lawyer's perspective. The Register (March 24, 2004)
EU to fine Microsoft - Finds that Microsoft had abused its Windows monopoly, harming consumers and competitors, and is expected to fine an unprecedented amount. Guardian (March 23, 2004)
What's Microsoft Up Against in Europe? - A look at how EU's antitrust ruling against the software giant is likely to play out. {Businessweek (March 18, 2004)
Trustworthy Computing in 2002 - Was 2002 "trustworthy computing," or unethical business? (January 2, 2003)
Windows Costs Less Than Linux. A bit. Sometimes - MS study - Microsoft spins TCO to battle Linux. (December 3, 2002)
MS fights Open Source with Freebies - An Eyewitness Writes - How important is market share? They give away software to keep it. (December 2, 2002)
Tablet PCs Ink a Shady Proposition - Microsoft is pushing ink technology in hopes of continuing its domination of desktop computing. (November 8, 2002)
Halloween VII: Survey Says - MS admits its Linux-bashing is a failure. Most polled found the MS FUD offensive, one third want OSS because it isn't made by Microsoft. (November 7, 2002)
Namibia Wisely Spurns MS 'Gift' in Favor of Linux - For just thirty thousand dollars, small African country can get $2000 in software. (October 31, 2002)
Microsoft is its own worst enemy - What Micrisift does that hurts them. (October 25, 2002)
Linux.com: Can You Trust Your Computer? - How Microsofts palladium will usher in "treacherous computing." (October 21, 2002)
Lobbying for insecurity - Keeping secure software out of the hands of users. (August 29, 2002)
MS plays volume licensing upgrade card against Naked PCs - Volume licensing programs are only an upgrade? How to sell your product once, and get paid twice. (August 27, 2002)
MS soft-pedals SSL hole - Trustworthy computing in action: Don't worry about our missing security. (August 16, 2002)
Users Wary of Microsoft Settlement - Worried remedies will not protect competition. (August 12, 2002)
The new EULA - MS security patch EULA gives Billg admin privileges on your box. (July 1, 2002)
MS to micro-manage your computer - How to trust your digital life to Microsoft in one easy step. (June 24, 2002)
MS preps all-new warez busting antitrust complying XP SP1 - How to get around a punishment that hasn't even happened yet. (May 24, 2002)
Microsoft winds up on both ends of software piracy stick - The people who invented the term "software piracy" guilty of same. (May 8, 2002)
Compulsory Windows: for Macs, and people without PCs? - Microsoft wants your schools to buy software they can't use. (May 7, 2002)
Taiwan: MS may have violated trade laws - Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission investigates allegations that MS used it monopoly unfairly. (May 7, 2002)
Register: Preinstalled Windows: AARGH! I can't get it off! - Microsoft site claims Windows can't be legally removed once installed? (April 30, 2002)
The Microsoft penalty that isn't - Tech News - CNET.com - MS sides steps the penelties of the court ruling against it by software patents and technology license. (April 16, 2002)
Ballmer weeps for Windows - Microsoft releases video clip of Steve Ballmer in court, explaining how they are the real victims. (March 5, 2002)
Removing IE would kill Win2k, WinXP - Haven't we heard that one before? (March 4, 2002)
The Register: Justice Chief Queried over MS Campaign Contributions - Why has Attorney General John Ashcroft not disqualified himself from participation in settlement talks in the Microsoft case? (February 15, 2002)
Windows XP: EXtra Proprietary - Michael Tiemann of Red Hat discusses Microsofts proprietary views on the web and content control. Wired.com. (October 31, 2001)
Dead People Rise in Support of Microsoft - Seems there is spare time to write your congressman from the grave. (August 23, 2001)
Microsoft to Schools: Give Us Your Lunch Money - Article that details how Microsoft bullies school districts which use unathorized copies of its software. Salon.com. (June 10, 2001)
Windows Messenger 'Trojan update' - The Register reports on a 'Critical Update' from Microsoft that forceably installs Windows Messenger even if you have already removed it from XP. (April 2, 2001)
Microsoft Financial Critique - Bill Parish's view on how Microsoft uses stock options to raise revenue, taking advantage of its size and cash to manipulate the value of firms it wants to own or harm. (February 22, 2000)
National Review - Against Microsoft: A primer for conservatives. (February 7, 2000)
Microsoft Financial Fraud - Alleges that fraudulent accounting at Microsoft constitutes "the greatest financial fraud/pyramid scheme this century", and could have widespread economic repurcussions even setting aside the huge ramifications of the antitrust trials. (November 17, 1999)
How NSA access was built into Windows - Careless mistake reveals subversion of Windows by NSA. (April 9, 1999)

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