Microsoft to back a browser keyword system

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Microsoft announced it is purchasing a 20% stake in RealNames. RealNames sells a keyword service, which allows users to type in a word in the browser address window and RealNames will find the Web site for the entity that has registered that keyword. Large businesses pay $100,000 to $300,000 per year for this end run around domain name registration. Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser is configured for the service. AOL's Netscape Navigator is not.

Receipt of funds, Statistical Data Included, Finance, Investments, RealNames Corp

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Go back one square. Do not bundle software; Microsoft still faces a range of antitrust actions in U.S. court

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A federal appeals court has ruled that Microsoft abused its power as a monopoly by way of its control of the Windows operating system, but found that the company should not necessarily be broken into two separate entities, and criticized not only the remedy, but the judicial conduct of Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson in the case. The antitrust case will go back to an as yet unnamed district court judge who will likely consider a range of possible remedies.

Systems Software Pkgs (Micro), Cases, Operating system, Operating systems (Software), Operating systems, Antitrust law, Market share, Web browser, Web browsers

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Programmer exposes Microsoft flaws; cracks software designed to protect music sold on Internet

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A computer programmer successfully published software on the Internet that blocks Microsoft's technology to control how online music is used. The posting raises issues related to the rights of programmers to publicly expose security flaws versus the intellectual property rights for copyrighted materials. Microsoft has responded by claiming that this information will not hurt their online music plans and that software programming changes were expected.

Safety and security measures, Industry legal issue, Online music trading, File sharing

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