China Gives Microsoft 20 Days To Respond To Competition Probe 79
An anonymous reader writes "China has given Microsoft three weeks to explain "compatibility issues" in Windows and Office that could violate Chinese competition laws. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) questioned Microsoft Vice President David Chen and gave the company a deadline to make an explanation, the agency said in a short statement on its website. Microsoft's use of verification codes also spurred complaints from Chinese companies. Their use "may have violated China's anti-monopoly law", the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday."
Free market escapades! (Score:3, Interesting)
Chinese angry about verification codes (Score:2, Interesting)
Apparently just having the .iso file should be good enough. If Microsoft products can't be easily pirated, then China is pissed.
Re:Free market escapades! (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:And well they should. (Score:5, Interesting)