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California man gets 15-months in jail, fined $50,000 for selling Windows Restore disks
A California man's simple idea of selling Windows Restore disks landed him a $50,000 fine and a 15-month jail sentence.
Microsoft asks US Government for exception to Trump's US entry ban order
Microsoft has officially filed exceptions for "Responsible Known Travellers with Pressing Needs" as a response to President Trump's executive order.
France's National Data Protection Commission says Windows 10 collects too much data (Updated)
The French government, specifically the National Data Protection Committee, is calling on Microsoft to address data collection concerns in Windows 10.
Microsoft applauds new European Commission Privacy Shield decision
In a post on the Microsoft European Union (EU) Policy blog, Microsoft Vice President for EU Government Affairs, John Frank, applauded the new EU-US Privacy Shield decision.
New York Attorney-General pursuing further cases against Microsoft over "forced" Windows 10 upgrades
A number of Attorney-General's across the United States are building cases against Microsoft for forced Windows 10 upgrades.
Microsoft President Brad Smith goes on the record about the company's privacy lawsuits
Microsoft's chief legal officer talks with Wall Street Journal about what goes on behind the company's court battles with the US government.
Office 365 enhanced to simplify the process of eDiscovery
Microsoft’s Office 365 team just announced the release of a new set of eDiscovery enhancements for the productivity suite that include search, hold, export, and case management.
Microsoft's lead intellectual property lawyer headed to law firm Perkins Coie
One of the company's lead IP lawyers, Andy Culbert, has headed out for new opportunities, specifically to join law firm Perkins Coie and continue working as a professor at the University of Washington's School of Law.
Microsoft's chief legal officer explains the company's suit against the U.S. Justice Department
Microsoft's president and chief legal officer discusses what prompted the push to overturn a standing US provision for ‘modern’ investigation.
Watch Microsoft's Brad Smith address the Apple iPhone case while speaking to the US Judiciary Committee
Microsoft’s chief legal officer Brad Smith decided to clear up the lingering confusion as he spoke with the U.S. House Judiciary Committee during a hearing entitled "Conflicts of Law Concerning Border Data Flow and Law Enforcement Request."
Microsoft now has 74 partners preloading Office Mobile, OneNote, and more on Android devices
Thanks in part to Microsoft’s companywide shift to partnering rather than attempting to dominate a category, the company has seen its Microsoft Office, OneDrive, and Skype apps land on a healthy number of Android tablets and smartphones.
Supreme Court judge sells nearly half a million dollars worth of Microsoft stock to sit on Xbox 360 case
Chief Justice John Roberts has sold off somewhere between $250,000 and $500,000 in Microsoft stock over the past year, to oversee the Xbox 360 case.
