The DOJ/Microsoft showdown

Attorney General Janet Reno (AP)	Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates (AP)

Latest reports:

• Judge undercuts Microsoft defense
• Judge grills lawyers in MS trial
• Microsoft settlement talks sputter as deadline looms
• Microsoft, government head back to court
• Microsoft denies 'open source' report
• Gates offers to open Windows source code
• Microsoft takes case to Congress
• Microsoft accused of Swiss price gouging
• Windows 2000 prompts investigation
• Expert's view may influence MS ruling
• Ex-White House lawyers join MS cause
• DOJ: Microsoft ignores judge's findings
• Some states frown on MS breakup talk
• Sources: MS settlement talks failing
• Debating the merits of a Microsoft breakup
• Microsoft asserts: No antitrust violations
• Microsoft: Monopoly? What monopoly?
• Can Ballmer help Microsoft save itself?
• New Microsoft CEO blasts breakup plans
• Caldera, Microsoft settle antitrust suit
• Breakup hangs over Microsoft stock
• Prosecutors favor Microsoft breakup
• EU Microsoft antitrust probe likely
• MS faces another consumer suit
• Settlement speculation boosts MS shares
• Firm's antitrust suit vs. MS set for trial
• Gates defends Microsoft
• U.S. antitrust case filing blasts Microsoft
• Govt. outlines view of Microsoft violations
• Consultant hired for Microsoft case
• Microsoft, DOJ talks shrouded in secrecy
• Microsoft, DOJ talks under way
• Microsoft, DOJ talks to resume
• Microsoft court finding comforts competitor
• Judge forges unpredictable path
• MS judge wants no state-federal split
• Microsoft shares rally on mediator news
• Legal troubles mount for Microsoft
• MS mediator known for intellect
• Microsoft judge assigns settlement mediator
• MS, govt. welcome mediator
• MS trial conference uneventful
• Microsoft talks expected to resume
• Microsoft employees confront Gore
• Trial looms over Gates speech at Comdex
• AOL restrained in reaction to MS findings
• Gates: We welcome a settlement
• Microsoft sued; Monopoly status cited
• Poll: Public supports Microsoft
• Microsoft's breakup value debated
• MS shares continue to fall
• Microsoft now must sweat the 'B' word
• Experts: MS finding vulnerable to appeal
• More lawsuits could follow findings
• MS rallies despite uncertainty
• MS shares fall less than expected
• Microsoft settlement possible
• Findings benefit MS rivals' shares
• CBS makes changes to Gates interview
• Scales tip in favor of Justice
• Reaction runs gamut
• Future looks bright for antitrust lawyers
• Investors watch for fallout
• Major legal setback for Microsoft
• Some experts say settlement is unlikely
• As goes Microsoft, so goes Seattle
• Language suggests severe sanctions
• Microsoft's hometown reacts
• Highlights of initial Microsoft findings
• Full text of initial Microsoft findings
• Microsoft findings notable quotables
• Q&A: Why does the MS trial matter?
• Statement by Microsoft chief Bill Gates

Our archive of previous stories:

• Courtroom action: The legal maneuverings that played out inside the courtroom.

• Trial analysis: Detailed explanations of courtroom proceedings and expert opinions about what they mean for each side.

• The Players: The cast of characters for this courtroom drama ranges from lawyers to scholars to executives. Find out who's who.

• Trial background: Go back in time to see what events led up to the historic antitrust trial.

•  Excerpts: Find out what Bill Gates had to say, with transcripts from the Microsoft chairman's videotaped testimony.