Microsoft Threatens To Withdraw Windows in S.Korea

RocketJeff writes "South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (FTC) has been investigating Microsoft since 2001 for violations of South Korea's antitrust rules. According to a Reuters article, part of a recent Microsoft regulatory filing states 'it might be necessary to withdraw Windows from the Korean market or delay offering new versions in Korea.' Basically, Microsoft is threatening to take their marbles and go home if they don't get the ruling they want."

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Let's work together...

[rjstegbauer]

...and see if we can get M$ to make good on the same threat in the USA and the rest of the world for that matter!!

Enjoy,
Randy.

Antitrust laws: bad for consumers

[Ancil]

Look out: here come hordes of Slashbots to explain why Apple can integrate IM and video into MacOS and it's good for consumers, but if Microsoft does the same thing, somehow it's bad for consumers.

Antitrust laws: if you can't get Socialism, they're the next-best thing.

Re:Deep Thought said it best

[shawb]

This is no longer 1950. Pretty soon whom will be followed by (archaic) in the dictionary. Or we can see if it already has: Whom is obsolescent in colloquial English. That's right, for the most part whom is no longer used in spoken or informal english. Rules of language change as time goes on, and that only makes sense because priorities and even ways of thinking change as time goes on. Unless you are writing an english paper.

Re:Korean Strategy: All Microsoft IP declared Publ

[killjoe]

There is no such thing as international law. I think the recent US actions in Iraq and guantanamo has proved that once and for all. If you have the will and the guns to back them up with then you do whatever you want.

In this case I don't think that even Bush is willing to wage war in South Korea so they could do it.

Re:Good strategy by Microsoft

[kuzb]

If you think Apple is God, you have some serious issues. Not to mention, MacOS sucks. Are you sure you didn't mean Mac OS X?