At this time, Microsoft is being sued by relevant agencies of the South Korean island country, the European Union, and the United States. The charges are all monopoly. ｗＷｗ．しωχＳ520．com
Previously, Microsoft was accused of monopoly by bundling IE, but now, it bundles MSN and audio and video player software. This phenomenon is not limited to China. Microsoft does this all over the world.
When it bundled IE, Microsoft's defense was that users needed a browser and they just provided it for free. If users don’t like it, they don’t have to use it.
But in Microsoft's system, IE cannot be uninstalled or completely deleted, so Microsoft's defense is not recognized.
As early as 1997, Microsoft was sued for this in the United States. As a result, Microsoft agreed to pay more than one billion US dollars in vouchers in exchange for users' understanding.
If the vouchers are not fully collected by users, then most of them will be donated to some public schools, and these public schools must use half of the vouchers to purchase Microsoft products.
To put it bluntly, Microsoft lost the lawsuit on the surface, but it consolidated its monopoly position. Loyalty to Microsoft products has even begun to develop from childhood.
This judgment has been opposed by fruit companies and other companies, and many states in the United States have stated that they do not recognize this judgment and will continue to prosecute.
This year, the European Union once again went to court with Microsoft over the monopoly issue. Five years of negotiations between the two parties broke down. However, in these five years, Microsoft has taken control of the market.
Litigation is not terrible for Microsoft. Not only can it keep the media attention and appear in the headlines of various media, but it can also delay time and allow Microsoft to continue to sell software according to their way.
As for the possibility of being fined in the end, what does that count? How much is the fine compared to the profit they make? Even if the fine is temporarily higher than their profits from software such as IE, it will squeeze out other competitors and increase the market share of their software. The money will be earned back in two or three years.
Relying on bundled sales, Microsoft has rapidly expanded its market share in countries with developed IT in the world, which has also caused dissatisfaction in many countries.
The EU first rejected Microsoft's invitation to delay negotiations again, and instead directly ruled that Microsoft had established a monopoly and imposed a huge fine of about 500 million euros, equivalent to about 670 million U.S. dollars.
At the same time, Microsoft was ordered to strip away the software bundled in the Windows operating system, and required Microsoft to disclose some source codes of Microsoft-related software to competitors, including office software.
Microsoft appealed but was rejected.
If it weren't for this and the source code of some office software was disclosed, Microsoft's activation code generator would not have been updated to a universal version so quickly.
Seeing the victory of the European Union, South Korea and other island countries have also begun monopoly accusations against Microsoft. The United States has also restarted monopoly accusations against Microsoft.
But at this time, China, the market that Microsoft values most, has remained silent.
China's draft anti-monopoly law has just been released. There has been no relevant law before, so there is naturally no way to hold people accountable. Furthermore, China has not paid enough attention to this aspect and has never thought of suing foreign companies.
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"What are you talking about, asking us to sue Microsoft for monopoly?" Commissioner Bao was shocked.
"Yes, we can fine you. Look at the news from the EU. They have fined nearly 500 million euros. If calculated based on population, we can also fine 500 million euros. If calculated based on sales, the amount of our fine It won't be too low, at least tens of millions of euros are still available." Feng Yu said seductively.
"How much? At least tens of millions of euros? But that's not good. Microsoft has just invested one billion US dollars in China." Commissioner Bao hesitated.
This seems a bit unkind, right? When someone first comes to invest, you turn around and fine them. That's not what you do.
"Commissioner Bao, investment is investment, and breaking the law is breaking the law. Is it because he invested that we will not deal with the illegal matters? And don't you think that taking action on Microsoft will make it easier for foreign companies to understand that China is not theirs to do whatever they want. The place?"
"Besides, the island country of South Korea is suing Microsoft, why can't we sue? Even the United States, where Microsoft is located, is suing them."
"Ah? The United States is also suing Microsoft? Isn't Microsoft from the United States?" Commissioner Bao felt a little confused.
Just like China's Lianxiang Yinshan, it's too late for the Chinese government to support it, so how can it sue
"Microsoft is not the only software company in the United States. There are also fruits, IBM, etc., but Microsoft is indeed the strongest in the Windows operating system. Think about it, the United States has punished itself. Why are we being polite? If neighboring South Korea and island countries sue, and even the CIS countries sue, but we don’t, what will happen?”
"Then the Internet will say that our Chinese government is too weak and not as good as an island country or something. By the way, I have helped find a lawyer. Some time ago, the Central Television sued companies with false advertising, and he was the one who helped. Winner."
"Mr. Feng, tell me the truth. Why are you so active in suing Microsoft? Is it because you and Microsoft are competitors?" Commissioner Bao looked at Feng Yu sideways.
"If you say that, then there's no point in talking. Sue Microsoft or not, we are all competitors. And if Microsoft is fined, we won't get a dime. Besides, even though Lianxiang Yinshan has my company's Shares, but not many. Lianxiang Yinshan’s profitability ranks in the middle or lower among my subsidiaries.”
Feng Yu pretended to be shocked and continued: "I am thinking about the country. You see, Microsoft suddenly acquired most of the domestic software companies, clearly to dominate the market. And some foreign software companies also They all took the opportunity to acquire a number of them, won’t our domestic software market be controlled by them?”
"Microsoft's branch in China is second only to the US parent company, which shows how much they value the Chinese market. Moreover, because Microsoft was accused of monopoly, they have paid a lot of fees, most of which were settled out of court. But in We in China must not reconcile and show our anti-monopoly attitude!"
Commissioner Bao rolled his eyes. Did Feng Yu teach me how to do things? It's not all about the law.
"Are you sure we can win?" It would be too embarrassing if we say goodbye to someone and end up losing.
"Of course I'm sure, we will definitely win. If Microsoft is punished in other countries, it will be unscrupulous in China. Don't you think it will be very shameful for China? We are a big country, and we must have the majesty of a big country!"
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Three days later, the China Trade Commission formally accused Microsoft of monopoly and asked the court to impose a fine of approximately 2.3 billion RMB on Microsoft!
After the news broke, the Internet was in an uproar.
This is the first time that the Chinese government has imposed such a high fine, and it is still fining foreign companies. It is so awesome!
… (To be continued.)>