I believe that in the United States, assuming that the above report is true, it would be easier to prove dumping as the marketing fee would make the cost of the provided software negative $23 per unit. The marketing fee is a thin disguise for providing the units at negative cost, even if the charge per unit is the developing country (anticompetitive) price of $10 per unit that was supplied in Thailand and the like.
$400,000 marketing fee paid to Microsoft "Partner" in Nigeria divided by 17,0000 units.
Looks like a clear case of dumping, which is against the law in the United States -- one of the companies that Microsoft operates under. The competition law in Nigeria is unknown -- probably UK competition law from the time of independence, and seldom enforced.
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I believe that in the United States, assuming that the above report is true, it would be easier to prove dumping as the marketing fee would make the cost of the provided software negative $23 per unit. The marketing fee is a thin disguise for providing the units at negative cost, even if the charge per unit is the developing country (anticompetitive) price of $10 per unit that was supplied in Thailand and the like.
$400,000 marketing fee paid to Microsoft "Partner" in Nigeria divided by 17,0000 units. Looks like a clear case of dumping, which is against the law in the United States -- one of the companies that Microsoft operates under. The competition law in Nigeria is unknown -- probably UK competition law from the time of independence, and seldom enforced.