Oct. 1, 2008
In back-to-back Congressional hearings on July 15, Microsoft General Counsel Brad Smith testified about the company’s concerns with the proposed Google-Yahoo Internet search deal as it relates to consumer choice and privacy, as well as pricing for online advertisers and content creators.

July 30, 2008
Microsoft has filed an action today with the International Trade Commission after making repeated attempts during the past several years to engage in meaningful licensing discussions with Primax.

March 7, 2008
Microsoft is defending itself against a class-action lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Seattle over the “Windows Vista Capable” marketing program, which ran from May 2006 to January 2007. The program allowed PC manufacturers to alert computer shoppers to the PCs then on the market that could be upgraded to run the Windows Vista operating system when it was released.

January 29, 2008
U.S. District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued an order extending the consent decree through November 12, 2009. The Court’s action came in response to requests by a number of States involved in the case to extend the Consent Decree by five years.

Information from 1997 to the present related to the antitrust case brought by the U.S. government and a number of state attorneys general.

Information on the European Commission’s 2004 antitrust decision, which was affirmed by the European Court of First Instance in September 2007.

Information on the private class-action lawsuits filed in the wake of the U.S. government case, as well as information regarding antitrust inquiries and actions in Asia.

Information on Microsoft’s global campaign against unsolicited e-mail messages, commonly referred to as "spam."

Information from 1996 to 2005 on the legal action and settlement reached between the two companies.

Information on various legal matters, including testimony, court filings and press materials.