Skip Links

Network World

  • Social Web 
  • Email 
  • Close

China launches Microsoft antitrust probe

By Jeremy Kirk , IDG News Service , 06/18/2008
Newsletter Signup
  • Share/Email
  • Tweet This
  • Comment
  • Print

China has launched an investigation into whether Microsoft unfairly dominates its software market, state media reported Wednesday.

A working committee of China's State Intellectual Property Office is investigating whether Microsoft engaged in discriminatory pricing, according to Xinhua Financial News. The committee will also look at Microsoft's practice of bundling other software programs within its Windows operating system, according to the report.

Microsoft released a statement saying it will cooperate with the investigation, according to Xinhua Financial News. Phones at Microsoft's Beijing office rang unanswered on Wednesday evening.

  • Share/Email
  • Tweet This
  • Comment
  • Print
Partner Content

Explore the Ultrium Edge

The powerful tape technology can address data security with tape encryption as well as long term data protection.

Find Out More

Disk and Tape Square Off

Discover what disk and tape really cost and which solution provides lower total cost of ownership and optimizes energy use for your organization

Download this White Paper

Don't Fall for the Myths

The Clipper Group explores the truth behind the myths of tape, digging into the misconceptions in the disk vs. tape debate.

Review this information

information examination

An examination of information security issues, methods and securing data with LTO-4 tape drive encryption

Read this analysis

Comments (2)
Login
Forgot your account info?

To have anything to complain about wouldn't they have to do someBy Anonymous on June 19, 2008, 1:19 pmTo have anything to complain about wouldn't they have to do something about the prolific piracy of Microsoft products in China?

Reply | Read entire comment

China wants to be the next EU, investigates Microsoft antitrustBy Microsoft Subnet on June 18, 2008, 12:35 pmUPDATE 6/19: Nope, the China's State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) Thursday said they are not investigating Microsoft. They denied press reports stemming...

Reply | Read entire comment

View all comments

Add comment
Anonymous comments subject to approval. Register here for member benefits.
Have a NetworkWorld account? Log in here. Register now for a free account.

Videos

rssRss Feed