Tuesday, July 29, 2014, 18:34

Microsoft probed for monopoly

By Gao Yuan and Xu Wei

A building on the Microsoft Headquarters campus is pictured July 17, 2014 in Redmond, Washington. (Stephen Brashear/Getty Images/AFP)

The Chinese antitrust regulator confirmed on Tuesday that it is launching an anti-monopoly investigating concerning Microsoft Corp's Windows operating system and Office business software.
The State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC) said in a statement the US company's two iconic products may encounter compatibility and file verification issues because Microsoft did not disclose enough product information. Microsoft is also facing tied-in sale investigations, the SAIC said.
Microsoft did not immediately respond to the SAIC's announcement.
On Monday, SAIC officials visited Microsoft's offices in nine Chinese cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu.

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