That's the early word from lawyers representing the plaintiffs in the suit. Remember, Microsoft was seeking to appeal the judge's class certification in the suit. With the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals declining to take up the case, it should proceed in...

The European Commission's protracted anti-trust battle against Microsoft may be receiving a lot of media attention, but Microsoft is also under the watchful eye of regulatory bodies in the United States. According to InformationWeek, a court-mandated...

A US judge has given the go-ahead for consumers to file a class action lawsuit against Microsoft for providing misleading information about Windows XP computers being able to run Vista. Redmond’s “Windows Vista Capable” labels first...

Yahoo's executives worries barely began after rejecting Microsoft's $44.6 billion buyout offer. Despite Yahoo claims that such an offer undervalues the company, not everyone seems to agree, certainly not Microsoft, nor does a group of investors - namely,...

A former Google contractor is suing the company for allegedly stealing from him the idea for the Sky layer in Google Earth. The lawsuit filed this week in federal district court in Atlanta seeks punitive damages of $25 million from Google. Jonathan...

Although Intel's mighty proud of the Core 2 Duo, it looks like the chip wasn't all home-grown - a lawsuit filed today by the University of Wisconsin claims that the processor infringes on patented technology developed by one of its professors. Back in...

Officials at the European Commission have announced they have more questions for Microsoft to answer about its apparent anti-competitive behaviour. The body is to open up two new investigations into the company's behavior after sticking it with a 750...

At the start of the gigantic Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Microsoft has found themselves on the receiving end of yet another class action lawsuit over their Xbox 360 game system. The suit (PDF), brought by plaintiffs Shannon Smith, Keith Kay,...