Ars Technica story. MSDN start page for the new docs. MS press release says: Highlights of the actions announced today include: posting Version 1.0 releases of technical documentation for ...
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Deadline for appeal of CFI decision. Neither MS nor EUC appealed, so it is final.
In a press release, Microsoft said that they had formally withdrawn their remaining two appeals of the CFI's Sept 17 2007 decision.
MS reduces patent royalty fee to 0.4%; docs without patent access will cost €10,000 onetime fee. EUC (Kroes) says "I welcome that Microsoft has finally undertaken concrete steps to ensure full co...
Microsoft's response to the CFI ruling is mainly platitudes Brad Smith (MS head lawyer) says: "I think we need to read the decision before we make any decisions. I believe in these kinds of thi...
CFI rules affirming EUC ruling and penalties. The ruling also decides who pays legal fees and how much. New York Times coverage
MS reduces patent royalty rate to 0.7%. No public response from EUC at this time. (Date taken from the Feb 27 2008 EUC press release explaining fines for charging too much.)
MS press release says that it has submitted the response mandated by the March 1 warning (EUC had originally allowed 4 weeks for response, but granted a 20-day extension). It also asks for guidance...
In a press release responding to the EUC warning, MS says: “First, we believe we have been fair in setting proposed protocol prices, and an analysis by PricewaterhouseCoopers found that our prop...
EUC's press release says: "The Commission's preliminary view is that there is virtually no innovation in the 51 protocols in the 'No Patent Agreement' where Microsoft has claimed non-patented in...
In a press release issued on this day, MS says: "In accordance with the March 2004 decision by the European Commission, Microsoft submitted 8,500 pages of detailed technical documentation in Jul...
Although there are no press releases or new reports of the event on this date, in their March 1 2007 press release Microsoft says: "“Microsoft has spent three years and many millions of dollars ...
Microsoft's head lawyer Brad Smith holds a press conference where he answers questions and discusses (among other things): Have met every deadline since having "gotten clarity" in April.Top prio...
MS docs for workgroup protocols still not good enough. EUC fines MS $357M (€280M), backdating €1.5M/day to Dec. 15. Note this fine is levied 2 weeks before the latest agreed deadline for doc...
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