AP/eWeek: Japan Joins Global Pressures on Microsoft
Apr 02, 2004, 21:00 (2 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Yuri Kageyama)
[ Thanks to Matt for
this link. ]
"The surprise raid by Japanese anti-monopoly authorities on
Microsoft Corp.'s Tokyo offices was impeccably timed—barely a
month before the European Union slapped a $613 million fine on the
company.
"The message from this country's Fair Trade Commission was
clear: Japan is not about to sit idle as other global powers raise
concerns over Microsoft's suspected abuses of its domination in the
computer software business.
"But whether the Japanese investigation that triggered the
commission's inspections of the software titan's Tokyo offices will
amount to much more than symbolic posturing remains unclear,
experts say..."
[Editor's Note: Much of the Linux-related news is on Page 2
of this article. -BKP]
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