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Russia Launches Anti-trust Probe of Microsoft

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the from-russia-with-love dept.

NewYorkCountryLawyer writes "Russia's state anti-monopoly service said on Thursday it had launched a probe of Microsoft over cutbacks in supplies of its Windows XP operating system in Russia. The agency said it thought Microsoft had violated antimonopoly legislation by cutting delivery of Windows XP operating system to Russia both separately and pre-installed on personal computers, as well as in its pricing policy on the product. It said it would consider the case on July 24, 2009."

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  1. Re:That's Pretty Funny... by Zashi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's spelled the same way. You just have to reverse/transpose a few consonants.

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  2. Re:Russia launches... by cheftw · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is it sad that you expected to hear about the potential outbreak of WW3 on /. of all things?

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  3. Re:Russia launches... by sznupi · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's not like Russia isn't the country with highest number of non-military launches in history. Heck, they had even exclusively resupplied the ISS when Shuttles were grounded...

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  4. Russia serious about IP? by LynnwoodRooster · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    There's only I've place where I've seen more IP violations that China, and that is Russia. Heck, most of the copied DVDs sold in China COME from Russia!

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