Govt confirms Microsoft probe
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THE State Administration for Industry & Commerce yesterday confirmed it has begun an anti-monopoly investigation into Microsoft Corp.
On Monday, about 100 officials made unannounced visits to Microsoft offices in four Chinese cities, including Shanghai, as part of an anti-monopoly investigation, the administration said in a statement.
The officials spoke with several key employees, including a vice president and other senior executives, marketing and finance staff, and took copies of financial statements, contracts, e-mails and other documents, the regulator said.
They were unable to complete the investigation, however, as Microsoft claimed that several of its senior personnel were out of the country at the time of the visits, it said.
“We have begun an anti-monopoly investigation involving Microsoft, but we want to speak to more key officials,” the statement said.
The administration said it opened a case last month, after receiving complaints that Microsoft had failed to publish all of the documentation required for its Windows operating system and Office suite of administrative programs.
“The administration believes the previous investigation could not rule out that Microsoft engaged in monopolistic behavior,” it said.
The company was unavailable for comment yesterday but said on Monday it was “happy to answer the government’s questions.”
A well as being probed over its Windows and Office programs, Microsoft has been the focus of anti-American sentiment since Edward Snowden revealed its technology was used for cyber espionage. Several other American tech firms, including the world’s top mobile chip designer Qualcomm, are also facing anti-monopoly probes in China.
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