[CNET] -- CNet is reporting that a Dutch software dealer filed a complaint with the European Commission against Microsoft, arguing the company charges more in Europe than it does in the United States, a policy that violates Europe's antitrust laws. "At this stage, we are asking the court to accept that there has been a violation of the relevant European law," Samir Abdalla, company owner, said on Friday. "Clearly, the commission does not enter into a discussion at this point." [...]

Sources from both Microsoft and Yahoo confirm that a Sunday Times of London story suggesting 20 billion dollars partnership between the two about to happen is "fictitious wholly". The story details the deal that Microsoft would obtain a 10-year operating agreement to manage the search business and it would also receive a two-year call option to buy the search business for $20 billion leaving Yahoo to run its own e-mail, messaging, and content services. Jonathan Miller, ex-chairman and CEO of American ...

Struggling with less than 10% search share, Microsoft plans to rebrand Windows Live Search next year, according to an internal source. It is reported by LiveSide that Microsoft has taken over the Kumo.com domain and has started redirecting some of its servers to it (accessible to some internal employees only). Kumo means "cloud" and "spider" in Japanese, you can see the traditional men's kimono pictured below for a "Kumo" look-and-feel. [caption id="attachment_152" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Japanese man in traditional kimono named "Kumo""][/caption] So, does it ...

Better late than never, Microsoft finally confirmed the release candidate for IE8 would be available in the first quarter of 2009 indicating the official release will be shipped a couple of months later. In browser wars, for very long time, Microsoft had just sit back and let Firefox crush the field overconfident in once 95% market share. Today, Firefox is getting more and more ground in both individual user front and enterprise level segment. With IE8, Microsoft focus closely on compatibility with ...

Just after one year since the re-launch of OneCare, the commercial subscription edition of its anti-malware service for individual Windows users, Microsoft announced it will discontinue the service and replace it with a free alternative with code name "Morro". "Ultimately, we believe the decision to offer a security solution at no additional cost to consumers and phase out Windows Live OneCare is the right step to broaden PC protection and improve the Windows experience for more users around the world. Microsoft ...