MICROSOFT

Microsoft decided not to appeal a European Court judgment on Monday, and said it would comply with an anti-trust ruling upheld last month requiring the software maker to share technical information to help other firms connect their products to Windows.

Software giant Microsoft abandoned its nine-year fight with European regulators on Monday, yielding to implement substantial changes required by the European Commission.

Microsoft Corp ended three years of resistance on Monday and finally agreed to comply with a landmark 2004 antitrust decision by the European Commission.

Microsoft told a South Korean court it wants to drop its appeal against a landmark antitrust ruling by the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), and the government agency said on Tuesday it was studying the decision.

Taiwan's Asustek said on Tuesday it will sell its new low-cost laptop PCs to consumers for as little as T$7,999 ($245) apiece, as it takes aim at more casual users in developed markets.

The U.S. Supreme Court rejected on Monday an appeal by Microsoft Corp and Best Buy Co Inc of a ruling that reinstated a lawsuit by the electronics retailer's customers who claimed to have been improperly charged for Microsoft's MSN Internet service.

Eugenio Beaufrand was newly appointed as the chief operating officer of Microsoft Greater China Region(MGCR),the software giant announced earlier this week.

Antitrust experts predict that Google Inc's purchase of advertising company DoubleClick for $3.1 billion will be approved by U.S. regulators despite vehement opposition from competitors Microsoft Corp and Yahoo Inc.

Microsoft's introduction of three new Zune media players, combined with an updated version of the Zune digital music service, suggests that the relatively lackluster response to the initial Zune offering has not fazed the computing giant from advancing its digital music agenda.

Microsoft Corp plans to increase its share of the technology business in India as retail and small- and medium-sized firms step up investment in a booming economy, the chairman of its Indian unit said on Monday.

Yahoo Inc has been given U.S. antitrust approval to buy BlueLithium, the Federal Trade Commission said on Wednesday.

Microsoft Corp introduced on Tuesday three new models of its Zune digital media player that wirelessly and automatically update their music, photos and videos when placed near a user's computer.

Microsoft Corp. said on Sunday it plans to introduce new software services targeted at corporate customers willing to pay a monthly subscription instead of license fees.

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European and U.S. antitrust regulators tried to calm a transatlantic storm on Thursday over a European Court ruling that Microsoft used monopoly power to muscle rivals, but did not back down over policy differences.

Microsoft Corp. said on Thursday it plans to keep selling its Windows XP operating system until the end of June 2008, delaying a scheduled transition to its newer Windows Vista software by five months.

Microsoft's Halo 3 has dominated video game headlines this week, but if blasting aliens isn't appealing there is more on offer in other games, including role-playing the composer Frederic Chopin.

Seeking to narrow the gap with Google, Microsoft Corp unveiled a retooled Web search service that aims to deliver more relevant results and combines text, video and other information onto a single page.

Microsoft Corp has cemented its reputation among hardcore gamers with the launch of alien shoot-out Halo 3, but it is still struggling to attract the mass market audience that has flocked to Nintendo Co Ltd's Wii console.

Microsoft Corp is offering to replace damaged discs of its just-launched Halo 3 game for the Xbox amid reports that special limited-edition packaging is scratching them.

Microsoft Corp began selling Halo 3 on Tuesday, hoping the acclaimed alien shooter game will widen its lead over Sony Corp in the battle for industry dominance.