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==Litigation== | ==Litigation== | ||
* | *Microsoft has been sued for alleged antitrust violations, including legal prosecutions by [[Sun Microsystems]], [[AOL Time Warner]], [[Novell]], the [[Unites States Department of Justice]], various states of the [[United States]], and [[European Union]]<ref>''Wall Street Journal'', "[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114746728557051687.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Microsoft Chronology]", [[Associated Press]], December 13, 2007.</ref>. | ||
*Around January [[2007]], Microsoft offered to pay a [[blogger]] to edit [[Wikipedia]]. Catherine Brooker, a spokeswoman for Microsoft, said this was to "correct" inaccuracies heavily written by people at [[IBM]], a proponent of [[open-source]] standards<ref>''Fox News.com'', "[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jan23/0,4670,MicrosoftWikipedia,00.html Microsoft offers cash for Wikipedia edit]", Brian Bergstein, January 23rd, 2007.</ref> <ref>''InformationWeek'', "[http://www.informationweek.com/industries/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196903015 Microsoft Pays Blogger To 'Correct' Wikipedia Entry]", Paul McDougall, January 23, 2007.</ref>. | *Around January [[2007]], Microsoft offered to pay a [[blogger]] to edit [[Wikipedia]]. Catherine Brooker, a spokeswoman for Microsoft, said this was to "correct" inaccuracies heavily written by people at [[IBM]], a proponent of [[open-source]] standards<ref>''Fox News.com'', "[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Jan23/0,4670,MicrosoftWikipedia,00.html Microsoft offers cash for Wikipedia edit]", Brian Bergstein, January 23rd, 2007.</ref> <ref>''InformationWeek'', "[http://www.informationweek.com/industries/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196903015 Microsoft Pays Blogger To 'Correct' Wikipedia Entry]", Paul McDougall, January 23, 2007.</ref>. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Revision as of 15:57, 10 May 2008
The Microsoft Corporation is a computer technology company founded in 1975 by Bill Gates, known largely for its work in the software industry. It is the creator of the Windows operating system, which has a dominant market share, perhaps 97%[1] of personal computers throughout the world. Microsoft is also known for its popular gaming console, the Xbox, the Zune mp3 player, as well as such software as Office.
Microsoft shares are traded on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The company is one of the 30 companies that compose the Dow Jones 30 Industrials.
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Litigation
- Microsoft has been sued for alleged antitrust violations, including legal prosecutions by Sun Microsystems, AOL Time Warner, Novell, the Unites States Department of Justice, various states of the United States, and European Union[2].
- Around January 2007, Microsoft offered to pay a blogger to edit Wikipedia. Catherine Brooker, a spokeswoman for Microsoft, said this was to "correct" inaccuracies heavily written by people at IBM, a proponent of open-source standards[3] [4].
References
- ↑ "Windows market share rises" (Retrieved 2007-04-06).
- ↑ Wall Street Journal, "Microsoft Chronology", Associated Press, December 13, 2007.
- ↑ Fox News.com, "Microsoft offers cash for Wikipedia edit", Brian Bergstein, January 23rd, 2007.
- ↑ InformationWeek, "Microsoft Pays Blogger To 'Correct' Wikipedia Entry", Paul McDougall, January 23, 2007.