Tag archive: Stacy Drake

The EU has requested that Microsoft change the name of their new media free Windows operating system. According to BetaNews, the comission is concerned that the name is uninspired and consequently will have the affect of being unattractive to customers. “We have agreed to make the change,” said Microsoft spokesperson Stacy Drake in a statement. “We're working together with the commission to come up with an… Read More

The world's biggest software company said final terms of the settlement were still being worked out. The deal will be presented to the state court in early summer, company spokeswoman Stacy Drake said. She wouldn't say if the settlement would affect earnings. The settlement interrupted a jury trial that was expected to last several more weeks. Attorneys for the plaintiffs had said they were seeking as much as $505-million (U.S.)… Read More

Microsoft Corp. has agreed to modify an online shopping feature in Windows, clearing up concerns that it might be a breach of the company's landmark antitrust settlement with the U.S. government, the Justice Department said on Thursday. Microsoft will modify the “shop for music online” feature so that it will no longer automatically invoke the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser even if a computer user prefers a different… Read More

A judge has halted a Web-based program that aimed to help California consumers file electronically for a piece of a $1.1 billion class-action settlement against Microsoft Corp., saying anyonewho wants to make a claim must fill out paperwork. Lindows.com Inc.'s site, MSfreePC.com, promised to simplify the process and provide instant gratification. Users, after answering a few questions, were given Lindows' Linux operating… Read More

Bellevue resident Richard Gregg pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 62 counts of mail fraud and computer fraud in a continuing six-month federal investigation into abuse of Microsoft's now-redesigned employee software-ordering system. Yesterday's indictment charges Gregg, 48, with selling 31 pieces of software intended for internal use only. The software was worth $17 million, according to federal… Read More