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South Korea: FTC considering new probe for Microsoft

By  |  August 2, 2016

Korea’s Fair Trade Commission is considering probing Microsoft Korea for allegedly violating antitrust regulations, sources said, Tuesday.

“FTC is looking into allegations that Microsoft Korea has been taking unfair advantage of its position by pushing its clients purchasing cloud computing-related products with unfair conditions,” said one anonymous source.

The source said the FTC is collecting information before probing the licensing giant because the regulator has yet to find clear evidence.

“Any moves to force clients to purchase products with bundled packages are against antitrust law,” the source said.

FTC fined Microsoft Korea 30 billion won in 2005 after the agency found that the company forced local companies to purchase the Windows operating system, media player and messenger programs in one package.

Full Content: The Korea Times

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