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Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates to Appear on "The Daily Show"

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 25, 2007 - 12:52pm.

San Francisco - Microsoft chairman Bill Gates has been booked for an interview on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" on Jan. 29 -- the eve of the launch of the company's Windows Vista operating system -- CNET News.com reported on Thursday. The Gates appearance was confirmed to News.com by Comedy Central executive vice president Tony Fox.

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WSJ: EU Warns Microsoft on Launch of Windows Vista

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 28, 2006 - 10:51am.
Brussels - According to the Wall Street Journal, the European Commission has sent a letter to Microsoft warning the software giant that it will not be allowed to sell its new Windows Vista operating system in Europe if it comes pre-packaged with certain security features. "We expect that Microsoft will design Vista in a way which is in line with the European competition laws," EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes told the Wall Street Journal. "It would be rather stupid to design something that is not." The report also said EU officials were particularly concerned that Microsoft could use its Internet Explorer 7 browser to direct users to the company's own search service.
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