Neowin News Feed for: Rejects

Yahoo rejects joint Microsoft, Icahn proposal

Steven Parker — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 08:59:27 +0000

Yahoo said on Saturday it has rejected a joint proposal from Microsoft and activist investor Carl Icahn that would have involved Yahoo selling its search business to Microsoft. Yahoo said in a statement that it... Read more...

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Microsoft antitrust appeal

Tom Warren — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 17:48:58 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday denied a Microsoft appeal to an antitrust case that dates back to Novell's desktop PC software business in the mid-1990s. The move leaves standing a lower court ruling that... Read more...

Appeal Court rejects iPod levy

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:31:18 +0000

The Federal Court of Appeal has rejected a controversial levy that would have raised the price of MP3 players, cellphones and computers. The FCA, which released its decision Thursday, said the Copyright Board — a... Read more...

WLMessenger network rejects .Mac e-mail addresses

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:52:59 +0000

Microsoft's instant messaging network is rejecting existing users of Windows Live Messenger when they try to sign in with a .Mac e-mail address. "Because of a recent system update, you must change the email address... Read more...

Yahoo Rejects Microsoft Search Offer

Fri, 12 May 2006 15:30:35 +0000

Yahoo CEO Terry Semel has revealed he recently rebuffed Microsoft's attempt to bag a stake in the company. Although the Yahoo boss didn't confirm what form the speculated overtures took, he slapped down the idea... Read more...

Court Rejects 'Mere Think Tanks' in Microsoft Case

Fri, 16 Dec 2005 19:51:10 +0000

Several allies of Microsoft have lost a bid to intervene in the software giant's antitrust case before a European Union court, which dismissed them as "mere think tanks", court documents showed on Friday. The Court... Read more...

Patent Office Rejects NTP Claim in RIM Case

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 20:16:40 +0000

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (UPTO) hasrejected an NTP patent that is part of the ongoing legal spat betweenthe company and Research in Motion. NTP contends that RIM's popularBlackBerry wireless device infringes five of... Read more...

Microsoft Rejects Visual Studio Delay Request

Tue, 16 Aug 2005 21:36:50 +0000

Microsoft has rejected a request from developers to push back delivery of its oft-delayed Visual Studio 2005 in order to fix bugs. In addition, the software giant said it will include a... Read more...

Dell Rejects Spyware Charge

Fri, 15 Jul 2005 16:16:05 +0000

Dell has rejected allegations that it's PCs come pre-loaded with an intrusive application that spies on users' surfing habits. The equipment manufacturer said there was nothing untoward about My Way Search Assistant despite complaints from... Read more...

Europe rejects patent proposal

Wed, 06 Jul 2005 17:53:31 +0000

The European Parliament has rejected a controversial measure that would have legalized software patents in the European Union. A government representative said that 648 out of 729 members of the European Parliament... Read more...

NBA rejects EA exclusivity proposal - report

Mon, 27 Dec 2004 03:31:17 +0000

America's National Basketball Association (NBA) has rejected an approach by publisher Electronic Arts over a possible exclusivity arrangement, according to gaming website IGN. EA and the NBA have yet to confirm or deny the report.... Read more...

Apache rejects Sender ID technology

Thu, 02 Sep 2004 17:53:00 +0000

Apache have written an open letter to the IETF regarding the Sender ID proposal. Sender ID is a technology designed to reduce spam on the internet. Although well designed and a technology that could do... Read more...

Court Rejects Ban on DVD Copying Code

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 01 Mar 2004 21:57:04 +0000

In a closely watched case concerning a DVD-cracking tool that has been distributed over the Internet, a California appeals court has reversed a 4-year-old order banning the publication of the computer code that can be... Read more...

EC (Europe) rejects Microsoft's CD offer

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 17:29:37 +0000

The European Commission's antitrust investigators have not been impressed by Microsoft's suggestion of distributing rivals' software, according to sources. The European Commission has rejected Microsoft's offer to settle its antitrust case by putting competitors' software... Read more...

Court rejects Msfreepc.com submissions

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 00:16:09 +0000

Activewin has posted a link to a court ruling on the controversial MSfreepc.com website. The court ruled that submissions for free software (and PCs) made via the site were not legitimate, and as such all... Read more...

Judge rejects subpoenas in music-use case

Sun, 10 Aug 2003 21:19:27 +0000

A federal judge rejected an attempt by the recording industry to uncover the names of Boston College and MIT students suspected of online music piracy. U.S. District Judge Joseph L. Tauro said Friday... Read more...

Judge rejects class-action in Microsoft suits

Tue, 15 Apr 2003 08:53:24 +0000

A federal judge on Monday rejected class-action status for more than 60 consumer lawsuits pending against Microsoft, but allowed a more limited lawsuit alleging overpricing to proceed. According to the ruling issued... Read more...

Amazon rejects £7 iPaq pricing

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 19 Mar 2003 20:03:59 +0000

Will anyone who ordered one of Amazon's Â£7.23 HP iPaq H1910 and Â£23.04 iPaq H5450 - which we reported on earlier today, see Amazon offers sub-Â£10 iPaq - actually have their PDAs delivered and their... Read more...

Court rejects Microsoft's bid to kill case

Thu, 13 Jun 2002 08:22:26 +0000

Microsoft's request to dismiss the antitrust case being pursued against it by nine states and the District of Columbia was denied by a federal judge on Wednesday. Microsoft had asked U.S. District... Read more...