“A rival to Microsoft accused the world’s largest software maker
of dumping Korean-language software into the South Korean market
for as little as 10 percent of its fair price.”
“Hangul and Computer, which controls 60 percent of the
word-processing software market in Korea–the only nation in the
world where Microsoft isn’t dominant–filed the complaint…”
“Last summer, Microsoft was accused of trying to eliminate its
main Korean rival by offering to buy 20 percent of Hangul for $20
million on condition that it take its word-processing software off
the market.”
“The legal battle comes amid an upsurge in demand for authorized
software products as the Korean government cracks down on the use
of illegally copied software.”