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...Redmond, Wash., headquarters was all but eradicated under his guidance. And so on. But the boldest, broadest stroke of all is this: at a time when the Justice Department appears likely to pop the software Goliath one on the chin, Gates studiously manages to keep mum on the ongoing antitrust trial. Not one peep of anger, frustration or resignation is allowed to pass his literary lips...
...Federal Trade Commission approved and announced Wednesday the details of its antitrust settlement with Intel. The surprise deal, which is still subject to public comment, was struck last week on the eve of a major antitrust trial. The truce helps establish new limits on the exercise of market dominance. In the Intel case, the microprocessor giant has agreed not to withhold -- or threaten to withhold -- technical information as a way of getting companies to sign away intellectual property rights. Computer makers such as Compaq, IBM and Dell are highly dependent on Intel for advanced information when designing new computers that...
...potentially unsafe or ineffective generic compounds, according to Alan Holmer, president of PhRMA, a lobby for the brand holders. He derides Mylan's lobbying as "nothing more than a brazen attempt to deflect attention from the generic industry's embarrassment at its recent dramatic price increase and calls for antitrust investigations of their practices...
...group's recommendations are consistent with "competition principles" articulated in a recent resolution that reads like a driving map for the antitrust charges against Microsoft, singling out practices like "vaporware" and "discriminatory licensing" that work against software "innovation." MORE...
...software industry's biggest trade group has endorsed the breakup of Microsoft if the software giant loses its antitrust case. The 40-page report sent to government lawyers comes despite Microsoft's active membership in the Software and Information Industry Association (formerly -- and better known as -- Software Publishers Association...