Japanese Government Raids Microsoft Offices

Nakito writes "According to an article at the financial news site Bloomberg, Microsoft's Tokyo office was raided by Japan's Fair Trade Commission, which is investigating whether the world's largest software maker violated the country's anti-monopoly law." Other readers note a AP/Yahoo story claiming: "A commission official, speaking on customary condition of anonymity, said Microsoft Japan is suspected of attaching improper restrictive conditions when signing software deals with Japanese personal computer manufacturers, such as requiring that Japanese companies allow infringement of their patents."

Comments

Re:Heh...

[Anonymous Coward]

Racism is never funny. The mods are insane, as usual.

Pot Calling the Kettle Black

[mphase]

Japan has some of the must unfair practices when it comes to dealing with the American market, this is one case where I don't give a rat's ass if they're being bullied by someone who is simply better at the game.

Re:Someone has to say it...

[dorlthed]

I think I speak for a lot of us when I say, "shut the fuck up." It's posts like the above which I see far too much of in /. Some nerds have no sense of humor whatsoever.

Re:1 Way

[Fulcrum of Evil]

Let's turn this around:

1. You are Japanese
2. You are bitter.
3. You apparently know a bit about good food.
4. IT bitching = you are also in IT
5. You work all damn day and all damn night.
6. You wonder why you have trouble with the ladies, while working until 10pm every day.
7. You will likely die at work in about 10 years
8. more bitterness. You must really hate tourists.
9. Yeah, you speak Japanese. How's your German?
10. Ironically, you betray your own narrow worldview by assuming that that other guy toes the party line.

    I'll try coming over there in a year or three. Feel free to kick my ass, but don't take it badly if you get yours handed to you.