======================================================== SEARCHWIN2000.COM DAILY NEWS June 29, 2001 More headlines at: http://www.searchwin2000.com/searchWin2000_News_Page/0,2008,,00.html ======================================================== SPONSORED BY: NetIQ ======================================================== FREE MIGRATION EBOOK: Don't miss Chapter 4, "Implementing a Windows 2000 Migration," of the free migration eBook brought to you by NetIQ and Realtimepublishers.com. Learn which tools you'll need to build your Windows 2000 infrastructure, including moving user and computer accounts and groups to Active Directory. Register now to read the complete eBook on migrating to Windows 2000 and Exchange 2000 at http://www.netiq.com/ebook/register.asp?Origin=srchDN0628 ======================================================== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ LEAD STORY "Appeals court: Don't break up Microsoft" Let's try this again! A federal appeals court has vacated last year's ruling that Microsoft be broken up, sent the case back to a lower court and recommended a new judge hear the case. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6403181.html?tag=lh What do you think of Microsoft staying one company? Do you agree with the court's decision? Sound Off at http://searchwin2000.discussions.techtarget.com/WebX?[EMAIL PROTECTED]^[email protected]!viewtype=threadDate&skip=&expand=. MORE ON THIS TOPIC: Read more about the decision at http://www.wininformant.com/Articles/Index.cfm?ArticleID=21633. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ----------------------------------------------- TODAY'S WINDOWS 2000 AND INDUSTRY NEWS ----------------------------------------------- [1] Microsoft reaction: Full speed ahead [2] Ruling puts XP in the cross fire [3] Rivals say ruling affirms Microsoft as monopolist [4] Microsoft may appeal monopoly maintenance violation to Supreme Court [5] Antitrust watchers: Settlement may be more likely now [6] Microsoft delays Office's upgrade deadline [1] "Microsoft reaction: Full speed ahead" Microsoft plans to start bundling away now that the appeals court has made its decision. Redmond will likely move ahead with plans to attach everything but the kitchen sink to XP - the kind of business that got the company into hot water in the first place. SOURCE: Mercury News http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/hottopics/msantitrust/msreax062901.htm Related links: Analysts: Microsoft gets OK to bundle features Reuters http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/06/28/010628hnmsbundles.xml Gates: We're free to integrate CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=27773 Consultants, integrators: Microsoft ruling a victory for "common man" CRN http://www.crn.com/Sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=27783 [2] "Ruling puts XP in the cross fire" State attorneys general will be watching Windows XP very closely. They want Microsoft to scale back its plans to bundle popular applications into the new OS, otherwise, they believe, Redmond is up to its old tricks again. SOURCE: CNET http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-6408959.html?tag=lh [3] "Rivals say ruling affirms Microsoft as monopolist" So what do Microsoft's foes have to say about the appellate court ruling? They say MS must bear the stigma of being a monopolist, since the court upheld the judge's finding that Microsoft violated antitrust laws. Experts say that stigma could hurt Microsoft if it tries to use its clout to clobber competitors. SOURCE: Mercury News http://www.siliconvalley.com/docs/news/depth/rivals062901.htm Related links: DOJ claims Microsoft monopoly ruling a victory CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=27761 Sun: Decision not all roses for Microsoft CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/dailyarchives.asp?ArticleID=27762 DOJ outlines possible plans for Microsoft case IDG News http://iwsun4.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/06/29/010629hndojplans.xml [4] "Microsoft may appeal monopoly maintenance violation to Supreme Court" Microsoft's appeal may not be over. The company may have won the "breakup battle," but it's not too happy with the court's decision that it is, in fact, a monopoly. Microsoft's lawyers may take that issue to the U.S. Supreme Court. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/sections/BreakingNews/breakingnews.asp?ArticleID=27779 [5] "Antitrust watchers: Settlement may be more likely now" Is a settlement in sight now? The government and Microsoft both seem willing to explore it. SOURCE: CRN http://www.crn.com/Sections/BreakingNews/BreakingNews.asp?ArticleID=27780 [6] "Microsoft delays Office's upgrade deadline" If you're worried about the Office XP upgrade and all that "Software Assurance" stuff, relax. Microsoft is giving business customers another six months to do the deed. February 28, 2002 is the deadline now. 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