US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
    Business / Technology

    Chinese antitrust agency looking into Microsoft

    By Gao Yuan (China Daily) Updated: 2014-07-30 07:28

    Chinese antitrust agency looking into Microsoft

    A photo illustration shows the Microsoft logo displayed on a Nokia phone in Vienna in this file photo taken September 3, 2013.??[Photo/Agencies]

    A Chinese antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it is investigating whether Microsoft's Windows operating system and Office business suite are a monopoly. The unexpected probe comes amid an investigation of chipmaker Qualcomm's monopoly status.

    Analysts said the measures targeting the US tech giants underline China's concern over technological dependency on the United States.

    The State Administration for Industry and Commerce said in a statement that Microsoft's two iconic products were reported by other companies for compatibility and file verification failures because Microsoft did not disclose enough product information. Microsoft is also facing tied-in sale investigations, the SAIC said.

    Nearly 100 SAIC inspectors visited Microsoft's offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Chengdu on Monday, taking internal documents and two computers.

    Microsoft said on Monday it is willing to cooperate with the government on the investigation.

    Charlie Dai, principal consulting analyst at Forrester Research, said the investigation of Windows and Office is set to harm Microsoft's business in China in the short run but it may be hard to impact the company's long-term earnings.

    "Chinese users will find it difficult to let go of Microsoft's products radically because such a move will impact their business continuity," he said.

    Government procurement of Windows 7 has remained vibrant over the past months, said Dai, adding Microsoft's attitude towards the probe will play a critical role in the verdict.

    SAIC is one of three antitrust watchdogs in the country, along with the Ministry of Commerce and the National Development and Reform Commission.

    Microsoft is the second US tech multinational being examined for monopoly. Qualcomm, a California-headquartered mobile chipmaker, is under investigation by the NDRC to determine whether it abused dominant market position to charge high patent fees.

    Earlier this month, Chinese media criticized Apple's iPhones of secretly collecting user information. Analysts worry the incident may drag down sales of the next-generation iPhone in China, the largest smartphone market.

    Other recent setbacks involving a US company include the banning of IBM's server in the banking sector; Microsoft's Windows 8 ouster from government procurement deals and Symantec's data-loss prevention software being kicked out of the public security system.

    Kitty Fok, China head of technology research company International Data Corp, said the regulators should consider giving guidelines to the multinationals for them to run self-evaluations. "This could be a better option for the government instead of checking everything and announcing a punishment," she said.

    Xu Wei contributed to this story.

    gaoyuan@chinadaily.com.cn

    Chinese antitrust agency looking into Microsoft
    Chinese antitrust agency looking into Microsoft
    Fears mount over Microsoft job losses
    Microsoft launches Surface Pro 3 in New York 

    Hot Topics

    Editor's Picks
    ...
    ...
    2024最新热播日韩无码| 亚洲av无码精品网站| 无码丰满少妇2在线观看| 香蕉伊蕉伊中文视频在线| 亚洲av无码不卡一区二区三区| 人妻丰满av无码中文字幕| 免费人妻无码不卡中文字幕系 | 日韩国产精品无码一区二区三区| 久久亚洲精品中文字幕| 91精品久久久久久无码| 无码精品人妻一区二区三区免费看 | 国产成人无码一二三区视频| 涩涩色中文综合亚洲| 国产AV无码专区亚汌A√ | AAA级久久久精品无码片| 亚洲中文字幕无码爆乳AV| 中文字幕亚洲精品| 中文无码制服丝袜人妻av| 精品国产毛片一区二区无码| 免费A级毛片无码视频| 中文字幕人妻无码专区| 日韩a级无码免费视频| 最近免费中文字幕大全免费版视频| 伊人久久一区二区三区无码| 久久久久亚洲AV无码专区网站| 无码一区二区三区老色鬼| A级毛片无码久久精品免费| 中文字幕精品一区| 一区二区三区在线观看中文字幕 | 最近中文字幕高清字幕在线视频| 亚洲欧美精品一中文字幕| 精品久久久久久无码人妻热| 成在线人免费无码高潮喷水| 精品欧洲AV无码一区二区男男| 无码精品人妻一区二区三区漫画| 无码精品黑人一区二区三区| 色AV永久无码影院AV| 人妻丰满熟妇AV无码区乱| 人妻丰满熟妇无码区免费| 99国产精品无码| 亚洲人成无码www久久久|