Beijing Blocks Microsoft Deal With Electronics Maker
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| Chinese securities regulators have stiff-armed Microsoft, blocking an
| application by Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. to sell shares to the U.S.
| software giant and other investors.
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| The China Security Regulatory Commission gave no reason for its decision, but
| it comes after a spate of accusations that news of the Microsoft deal was
| leaked to allow insiders in the Chinese electronics manufacturer to benefit
| from the resulting spike in the price of its shares.
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http://www.forbes.com/markets/economy/2007/12/28/msft-sichuan-changhong-markets-equity-cx_jc_1228markets3.html
China takes on Ballmer
http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2007/12/28/china-takes-ballmer
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Will Microsoft follow European open source edict worldwide?
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| The Guangzhou Daily in southern China, near Hong Kong, reports the company
| has not yet agreed to fulfill the conditions of its European agreement in
| China.
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| [...]
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| China just recently passed an anti-trust law, the paper writes, which is not
| yet in effect, and Microsoft (China) Co. Ltd. did not tell the paper when or
| if it would release the code outside Europe.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=1620
Chinese antitrust law said to be imminent
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| Because of their products’ large market shares in China, companies like
| Microsoft, Intel, and Kodak are among those with obvious reason to be
| watching these developments closely.
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http://legalpad.blogs.fortune.com/2007/08/29/chinese-antitrust-law-said-to-be-imminent/
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| In 2005, a unit of Shenzhen Donjin countersued, saying Intel engaged
| in monopolistic practices.
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http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070514/china_intel_settlement.html?.v=7
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| Specifically, Bill Gates, citing China as an example, said:
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| "Although about 3 million computers get sold every year in China, but
| people don't pay for the software," he said. "Someday they will, though.
| As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours.
| They'll get sort of addicted, and then we'll somehow figure out how to
| collect sometime in the next decade."
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http://www.cybersource.com.au/press/gates_set_to_addict_next_billion.html
Korean software firm sues Microsoft
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| According to Korean newspaper Chosun, the US software mammoth has been
| accused of causing a loss in sales revenue estimated at W30bn (US$1=W918)
| because the firm's Windows operating system comes pre-loaded with a media
| player and instant messaging.
|
| Seoul Central District Court confirmed yesterday that Digito was suing
| Microsoft in the US and Korea, claiming that the software giant had violated
| the Fair Trade Act since 2000.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/10/24/korean_digito_sues_microsoft/
Microsoft sued by Beijing student for privacy infringement
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| Lu argued that Microsoft had violated his legal rights by providing a formal
| contract which had to be accepted in order to proceed with the installation.
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/13/content_6718045.htm
Microsoft's piracy fight gains momentum in China
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| In his first official visit to the United States in 2006, China President Hu
| Jintao arrived for dinner at Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqGS:MSFT - News) Chairman
| Bill Gates' house with a gift for the host.
|
| Shortly before Hu's Seattle visit, the Chinese government had issued a decree
| requiring all personal computers manufactured in China to come with a
| licensed operating system before leaving the factory gates.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN2127797020071221
McCain comes out against Net Neutrality; Says would hire Microsoft CEO Steve
Ballmer
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| In another move that was sure to infuriate many geeks, the 70 year
| old presidential hopeful also said that he would ask Microsoft CEO
| Steve Ballmer to serve on his cabinet to deal with technology issues
| if elected. He did not however say what position Ballmer might be
| hired in, but did joke that he might consider him for a diplomatic
| position, such as ambassador to China.
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http://www.thedailybackground.com/2007/05/30/mccain-comes-out-against-net-neutrality-says-would-hire-microsoft-ceo-steve-ballmer/
Treachery In The Trenches
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| I believe that most people do not grasp the immense entity of Microsoft.
| This is an organization and a man who commands the attention and bidding
| of world leaders. On a recent trip to America, the President of China
| spent his first evening in the United States, not with our President,
| but Bill Gates. He was the guest of the Gates mansion that first
| evening and the guest of honor for a dinner attended by over one
| hundred people. Why? To ask him to crack down on Software piracy
| and to insure that his computer manufacturers put Microsoft Windows
| on thier newly made machines instead of shipping them with no OS. He
| didn't see the President of the United States for over 36 hours...he
| spent that time with Bill Gates at his home and at the Redmond
| Campus.
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http://blog.lobby4linux.com/index.php?/archives/88-Treachery-In-The-Trenches.html
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