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US
smells a rat in Microsoft's settlement compliance
Washington: The US Justice Department told a federal
judge on Thursday that Microsoft still hasn't fully complied
with a key provision in its landmark antitrust settlement
with the government. In a report to the judge, attorneys
with the department said they "remain concerned"
about the price Microsoft plans to charge competitors
to view the inner workings of the Windows program, a requirement
under the antitrust settlement. The department is still
not satisfied with the royalty structure and rates Microsoft
has proposed to charge for access to computer code needed
to make server software function properly with the Windows
operating system. The licensing terms could be important
to companies such as Sun Microsystems Inc. that are battling
Microsoft in the market for software that run servers,
the powerful machines that manage computer networks. Thursday's
report to U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly was
aimed at keeping the judge updated on Microsoft's compliance
with the settlement. As part of the settlement, Microsoft
had promised to license he code, or protocols, on "reasonable
and non-discriminatory" terms. However, Microsoft
rivals, who opposed the settlement, have since complained
to the department that the licensing terms are anything
but reasonable.
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Isuzu
to supply Mazda with 6,000 small trucks
Tokyo: Isuzu Motors will supply fellow Japanese
automaker Mazda Motor Corp with 6,000 small trucks a year
for the Japanese market, both companies said on Friday,
the company said in a press release. Mazda, which is 34
per cent owned by Ford Motor Co of the United States,
already buys diesel engines from Isuzu. Isuzu has a partnership
with US automaker General Motors Corp .Under the latest
deal, Mazda will buy a type of truck now sold as the Isuzu
Elf, and sell the vehicles under its own Titan brand at
Mazda dealers starting next year. The companies said that
the agreement lets them focus on their strengths, such
as diesel trucks for Isuzu and passenger cars for Mazda.
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