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MS making up for bad behavior - In a major shift in its public relations strategy before its contempt-of-court hearing Tuesday, Microsoft (MSFT) sent out its executives this week to tell the press that it's sorry for being arrogant and disrespectful in the face of the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit. [News.com]
 
MS opens China support center - Microsoft (MSFT) officially opened a support center in Shanghai to advise its customers in the rapidly growing Chinese computer market, company officials said. [News.com]
 
MS pact bigger of two TCI deals - Last week's agreements between Tele-Communications Incorporated (TCOMA) and Microsoft (MSFT) and TCI and Sun Microsystems (SUNW) show that the cable industry is beginning to lean heavily on a number of computer heavyweights as the suppliers of key technologies, raising the specter of raging turf battles. [News.com]
 
MS plans auto PC, new handhelds - Microsoft (MSFT) has unveiled software for a new generation of smaller dashboard-mounted, voice-activated automobile computers and handheld PCs at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES). [News.com]
 
MS posts IE 4 for the Mac - Microsoft (MSFT) began its Macworld splash today by posting Internet Explorer 4.0 for the Macintosh. [News.com]
 
MS pushes NT for securities - Pushing into Sun Microsystems' (SUNW) territory, Microsoft (MSFT) said today it will expand its Windows DNA for Financial Services framework (DNA-FS) beyond banking and into the securities industry. [News.com]
 
MS seen posting strong earnings - While Microsoft (MSFT) is tangled in a legal morass with federal antitrust regulators, the company is poised to show strong earnings growth this week as its fundamental business shows few signs of weakness. [News.com]
 
MS, DOJ filings bolster positions - Setting the stage for a ruling on a key issue in the high-profile antitrust battle between Microsoft and the Justice Department, both sides filed briefs late today laying out their positions on whether Microsoft is in contempt of court. [News.com]
 
MS, DOJ hearing looms - Microsoft (MSFT) is gearing up for another round before Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson tomorrow as it faces contempt charges over allegations that it violated a court order by continuing to require computer vendors to bundle its Internet Explorer browser with its Windows operating system. [News.com]
 
MS, Digital plan NT lovefest - Microsoft (MSFT) and Digital Equipment (DEC) will stay cozy next week with the announcement of an extension to a close partnership that has reaped benefits for both sides. [News.com]
 
MS, judge differ on compliance - U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson made one thing clear today: He'll take no guff from Microsoft (MSFT), no matter how big or successful the software giant is. [News.com]
 
MS, special master at odds - Microsoft said it will formally seek the disqualification of a "special master" appointed to hear evidence in an antitrust case the Justice Department has brought against the software giant. [News.com]
 
MSN loses another exclusive - Similar to Star Trek, Entertainment Tonight isn't just for MSN users anymore. [News.com]
 
MSNBC to launch sports site - MSNBC tomorrow will announce it is joining the crowded playing field of Net sports programming. [News.com]
 
Mac software to run Windows 98 - Just in time for the Macworld trade show next week, Connectix will offer updated software that allows Macintosh users to run Windows-based programs with better performance and increased compatibility. [News.com]
 
Macromedia updates design tool - Macromedia (MACR) introduced a new version of its popular FreeHand design tool and premiered its Web design and animation suite. [News.com]
 
Macworld comeback - Saying that its turnaround strategy is clearly working, interim CEO Steve Jobs announced that Apple Computer will post a $45 million profit for the first quarter. At its annual Macworld Expo show in San Francisco, Apple also trumpeted good news on its product and technology fronts, upgrading the Mac operating system and announcing that sales of its new Power Mac G3 systems had exceeded expectations. [News.com]
 
Macworld: Products, not CEO - As the Macintosh faithful prepare for this week's Macworld trade show, Mac users, analysts, and Wall Street are all wondering if Apple Computer (AAPL) interim CEO Steve Jobs has anything up his sleeve. [News.com]
 
Mayors urged to fight Net tax bill - A key U.S. Senate Democrat warned the nation's mayors today that their towns will lose billions of dollars in revenue if they do not step up opposition to an Internet tax bill speeding through Congress. [News.com]
 
McNealy: Profits mean Unix lives - Workstation maker Sun Microsystems (SUNW), fighting back competition from the Windows NT camp, today posted an 18 percent jump in second-quarter revenues and beat expectations as sales of Unix systems remained strong. [News.com]
 
 

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