Microsoft is in the local time this Monday, RealNetworks is unfounded in Korea's complaints in South Korea. RealNetworks accused Microsoft's Media Player software violated the antitrust law.
RealNetworks puts forward complaints from the Fair Trade Commission (FTC) of South Korea, accusing Microsoft's bundled Media Player and Media Server software in the operating system violated fair business practices. South Korea's FTC pointed out this Sunday, after receiving the complaint of RealNetworks, it has expanded its survey of Microsoft.
Microsoft Korea said in a statement published by the local public relations agency KPR, taking into account the number of products available in the digital entertainment, this complaint is surprising. Microsoft said that we would like to have the opportunity to assess this vision before the Korean FTC will have the opportunity to discuss this issue in detail. Microsoft also said that it will fully cooperate with the investigation of FTC.
South Korea's FTC is investigating a complaint made by the Korean portal DAUM communications company in September 2001. DAUM Communications accused Microsoft's bundled instant messaging software in the operating system violated the Antitrust Act. DAUM Communications has its own instant messaging products, which claims that by using its monopoly on the PC operating system market, Microsoft tries to drive the opponent from the instant messaging service market.
The European Commission made a ruling in March, and Microsoft has violated the anti-monopoly law, except for the lesson of more than 600 million US dollars, requiring it to sell Windows operating system version without Windows Media Player software. Microsoft has already proposed an appeal.
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