Ballmer and Dell address missteps, opportunities
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| Ballmer addressed questions about complaints over the initial release of
| Microsoft's Windows Vista operating system, competition from Google Inc.
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| Ballmer agreed that when Microsoft launched Vista for businesses in late
| 2006, "there were fewer devices ready" to handle the platform.
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http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/microsoft-dell-ceos-discuss-missteps/story.aspx?guid=%7BC28461D1%2DA43F%2D4F29%2D9928%2DB4C20880E093%7D&siteid=yhoof
http://tinyurl.com/3yobbv
Nortel pays $35m to end fraud probe
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| Nortel has agreed to pay $35m in damages to shareholders hurt by the
| company's fraudulent accounting practises.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/15/bobbear_joe_job/
Paying money to escape the crime. Just like the pals at Microsoft.
Related:
Microsoft Lawyer Fees Focus in Iowa
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| Microsoft settled the Iowa case for $179.95 million in April.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070831/ia_microsoft_lawyer_fees.html?.v=1
Ecuador Tax Agency Closes Microsoft Branch Offices For 7 Days
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| "We have twice requested balances, payment reports and complete tax
| information, but the company hasn't given it to us, so in accordance with our
| laws we have proceeded with the closure," the SRI official in charge of the
| proceeding said.
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http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200710041610DOWJONESDJONLINE000810_FORTUNE5.htm
Microsoft Office raid in Hungary
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| "Such behavior could lead to the exclusion of competitive products from
| the market and violate European Union rules, according to the authority
| known as the GVH."
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http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2007/07/26/ap3957835.html
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