China Launches Antitrust Probe Vs. Microsoft

snydeq writes "China has launched an investigation into whether Microsoft unfairly dominates its software market, according to a state media report. A working committee of China's State Intellectual Property Office is investigating whether Microsoft engaged in discriminatory pricing and will also look at Microsoft's practice of bundling other software programs within its Windows operating system, according to the report. The probe is part of a greater sweep of operating systems and other software developed by multinational companies that cost much more in China than in the U.S. 'On the one hand, global software firms, taking advantage of their monopoly position, set unreasonably high prices for genuine software while on the other hand, they criticise Chinese for poor copyright awareness. This is abnormal,' a source said."

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Antitrust over the 1 copy of Windows?

[fprintf]

So there is an anti-trust investigation over the one legitimate copy of Windows in China?

Princess Bride

[Ukab the Great]

China To Microsoft: "You're trying to have a monopoly on what we've rightfully stolen"

Re:More communist lies

[stormguard2099]

and maybe you'll start to see why people pirate. because there's no year of the linux desktop on the chinese calendar?