Legal

November 1, 2002

In response to the U.S. District Court rulings, Microsoft Corp. issued a statement.

June 3, 2002

Reported Financial Results Not Impacted

January 11, 2002

Microsoft Corp. issued a statement in response to the decision by a U.S. District Court in Maryland not to approve a nationwide settlement of more than 100 class action lawsuits against Microsoft.

December 13, 2001

New Positions Will Strengthen Compliance With Proposed Antitrust Consent Decree, As Well as Wide Range of Legal Obligations

December 7, 2001

The proposed remedies submitted by the nine holdout states are extreme and not commensurate with what is left of the case.

November 20, 2001

Company Will Provide More Than $1 Billion in Cash and Software to Schools Serving America’s Most Economically Disadvantaged Children

November 20, 2001

Company will report an approximately $550 million pre-tax charge for cash and software donations

November 6, 2001

Following news that nine states have joined the settlement between Microsoft Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice, Microsoft Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates issued a statement.

November 2, 2001

Settlement Is Fair, Reasonable and Good for Consumers;

August 30, 2001

Commission Confirms That it Has No Plans to Block Launch of Windows XP