"Microsoft's global antitrust woes expanded to Asia on Thursday when officers of Japan's Fair Trade Commission raided the company's Tokyo office as part of an investigation into Microsoft's deals with computer makers.
The world's largest software maker also is approaching a showdown with European regulators who are deciding what actions to take against Microsoft for violating European Union antitrust laws. On Thursday, Japan's FTC said it is investigating Microsoft's licensing agreements with Japanese computer makers. The commission suspects Microsoft violated the country's anti-monopoly law by imposing unfair conditions on such deals, forcing PC makers to agree not to sue Microsoft for patent infringement even if Microsoft introduces technology that competes with theirs." Link: http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/8055149.htm -- JoeHill Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 11:28:48 up 24 days, 23:12, 5 users, load average: 0.32, 0.26, 0.19 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." -- Hunter S. Thompson
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