4 posts and columns on Statement of Objections

EU Could Rule on Google Antitrust in March

in News on January 18 at 1:29 pm PT

An update on the European Competition Commission’s investigation of Google.
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EU Objects to Oracle-Sun Deal

in News on November 9, 2009 at 2:43 pm PT

The European Commission today issued a so-called Statement of Objections over Oracle’s proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Disclosed in a regulatory filing by Sun, the document gives formal voice to the EC’s concerns over the fate of Sun’s open-source MySQL database.

Would Oracle Ever Abandon Its Bid for Sun?

in News on November 9, 2009 at 12:22 pm PT

Is there any possibility that Oracle would abandon its bid for Sun? And if Oracle were to walk away, what would happen to Sun? Thomas Weisel Partners analyst Doug Reid weighs both of these questions in a note to investors today, and his answers are worth considering in light of reports that the European Commission may object to the deal.
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Microsoft Announces Windows 7 Neelie Kroes Edition

in News on July 24, 2009 at 11:14 am PT

Despite all its threats and protestations, Microsoft has finally capitulated to the European Commission’s demand that it bundle rival Web browsers along with Internet Explorer in Windows 7. “Microsoft has proposed a consumer ballot screen as a solution to the pending antitrust case,” the Commission said in a press release. Microsoft, for its part, says the move is a “big step forward.”
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