Europe's top antitrust authority claims it handed out "substantial rebates" to computer manufacturers for buying most of their x86 processors from Intel.
Some of Microsoft Corp.'s biggest rivals lodged a new complaint with the European Commission over its Office applications suite and other, upcoming products, arguing that the company's business practices are shutting out competitors.
Oracle Corp. is making more promises. CEO and president Larry Ellison confirmed at Oracle AppsWorld in New Orleans last month that Oracle is pursuing US$3 billion in internal savings.