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Seattle rallies around Microsoft

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Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft Corp. is getting community support in the Greater Seattle area from companies, politicians and individuals concerned over a court-ordered breakup of the software giant. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson is expected to order the dismantling of Microsoft.

General services

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Microsoft settles piracy case

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Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft Corp. has settled a software copyright infringement case with an unidentified retail chain in Canada. The case, which focused on piracy of Microsoft Office, will result in a payment to Mississauga, Ont.-based Microsoft Canada.

Patents & copyrights, Microsoft Canada Inc.

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Microsoft faces harsh verdict

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Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft Corp. may be broken up into separate companies if it loses an antitrust case brought against it by the U.S. Deparment of Justice. Settlement negotiations have collapsed between government and Microsoft attorneys.

Legal issues & crime, United States. Department of Justice

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