Intel faces U.S. antitrust lawsuit
The New York Attorney General has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against Intel, accusing the world's largest chip maker of an illegal "systematic campaign" to maintain a monopoly. The lawsuit alleges Intel used billions of dollars worth of rebates to bribe computer manufacturers into using Intel products, or punish those who turn toward Intel's competitors. Last May, the company was fined $1.44 billion by the European Commission and $25 million in Korea for antitrust violations, and was also investigated by Japan's Fair Trade Commission in 2005. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission opened a similar investigation in 2008.
Amazon settles lawsuit over remote deletion of ‘1984′
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Amazon has settled the lawsuit brought against it by a high school student, who claimed his Kindle's notes on the book 1984 vanished along with the book when Amazon remotely deleted copies of it on all Kindles. As part of the $150,000 settlement, Amazon has agreed it "will not remotely delete or modify" any works on Kindles, with a few exceptions.
Amazon's decision to delete George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm, allegedly for copyright reasons, set off immediate uproar from Kindle owners. The online retailer was quick to backpedal from the move, but still found itself in court over the question of ownership of digital books on Kindles. By settling now, Amazon has possibly averted a much larger class action suit.
Microsoft loses patent suit; barred from selling MS Word
In an east Texas courtroom (where else!), Judge Leonard Davis has ruled Microsoft's implementation of XML, DOCX and DOCM violates a patent from i4i, a Canadian company. The Judge ordered Microsoft to pay $290 million in damages, as well as stop selling Microsoft Word within 60 days. Microsoft is appealing the ruling, and could be forced to reissue Word with a workaround.
Amazon now replacing Kindle with broken screen for free
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Amazon has announced it will replace Kindles that have broken screens, following reports from numerous websites and a possible class act action lawsuit. Further, Amazon spokesperson has encouraged affected customers to "return the cover and device for a free replacement".
Prior to this, Amazon's policy was to charge users $200 to replace the device, the retail price of which was recently reduced to $299.
Official case for Kindle causing cracks; Kindle UK deal close
Amazon's official cover for the Kindle 2 is creating cracks in the ebook reader's plastic, prompting a $5 million class action lawsuit for affected devices.
We're also hearing today that the Kindle could be coming to the UK, as a trade publication reports the e-tailer is close to closing a deal with a British cell provider paving the way for wireless downloads.
Craigslist sues South Carolina attorney general, wants restraining order
Craigslist CEO Jim Buckmaster posted on the craigslist blog that the company is suing South Carolina attorney general Henry McMaster in federal court, seeking a restraining order and declaratory relief for threats made against the company and its executives.