Stories by Elizabeth Wasserman

The wise old man of the Web

A Webmaster who believes every e-mail deserves an answer has become an online urban legend because he'll field any query under the sun.

MS/DoJ: Microsoft urged IBM to yank Smart Suite

According to the latest report from the Microsoft/US Department of Justice trial, the software giant urged IBM to delay shipping its Smart Suite "for six months to a year", whilst in licensing negotiations for Windows 95.

MS/DoJ: Exec admits Intuit deal

Intuit had to forgo business with Netscape to be included in Microsoft's Windows 98 Channel Bar, a Microsoft executive has conceded in court

MS/DoJ: Video follies show browser removal tough

The defense for Microsoft has regained some ground, recreating the botched video demonstration it previously used in court, and showing that a sophisticated user could still find ways of browsing the Internet following the Felten browser removal prog...

MS/DoJ: Defense suffers bombshell

Microsoft's expert technical witness in the antitrust court case has undergone heavy fire from the US DoJ, questioning the accuracy of a videotaped demonstration used in the company's defense

MS/DoJ: Maritz acknowledges pressure

A top Microsoft official has acknowledged in court today that the software company pressed chip giant Intel to pull an Internet multimedia software product off the market in 1995 and to later back away from embracing Java cross-platform technology

MS/DoJ MS denies Apple, Netscape bullying

The highest-ranking Microsoft executive to take the stand in the Microsoft/DoJ case has denied that he threatened to cut off Netscape Communication's "air supply" or that Microsoft used its Office suite of software applications "as a club" to force A...

MS/DoJ: MS may examine AOL-Netscape docs

In the last court day before the holidays, Microsoft has put forth a motion that the AOL-Netscape merger documents should be made subject to discovery. The judge presiding over the antitrust case expects attorneys from both sides to come to an agreem...

MS/DoJ: Judge impatient with Microsoft again

The judge in Microsoft's antitrust trial erupted in impatience yesterday at the company's cross-examination of a government witness, as the two sides grappled once again over the issue of browser-operating system integration

MS/DoJ: Sun's Gosling testifies on Java

James Gosling, the creator of Sun Microsystems' Java programming language has conceded under cross-examination that there are "certain tasks" that are not optimised by the cross-platform language

MS/DoJ: Sides spar on Netscape, AOL talks

A Microsoft attorney sparred with the US Government's economics expert yesterday over the significance of a reported deal under which the world's largest online service, America Online, would purchase Microsoft's rival Internet browser maker, Netscap...

MS-DOJ: Gates deposition makes judge laugh

The federal judge presiding over Microsoft's antitrust trial shook his head and laughed during portions of Bill Gates' videotaped deposition played in court yesterday -- company's founder and chairman denying that his company targeted a "jihad" again...