10/28: Windows in North Korea
Posted by Patrick
According to this article, Microsoft has mentioned the possibility of pulling Windows out of the Korean market:
"It might be" isn't much of a "threat" (good media...), but Microsoft Korea has downplayed the report:
Via Bink.nu.
Microsoft has threatened to withdraw its Windows software from South Korea if the country's antitrust agency orders it to unbundle its MSN Messenger and Windows Media Player from the operating system. ...
"If the KFTC enters an order requiring Microsoft to remove code or redesign Windows uniquely for the Korean market, it might be necessary to withdraw Windows from the Korean market or delay offering new versions in Korea," Microsoft said in a U.S. regulatory filing Thursday.
"If the KFTC enters an order requiring Microsoft to remove code or redesign Windows uniquely for the Korean market, it might be necessary to withdraw Windows from the Korean market or delay offering new versions in Korea," Microsoft said in a U.S. regulatory filing Thursday.
"It might be" isn't much of a "threat" (good media...), but Microsoft Korea has downplayed the report:
Microsoft Korea yesterday played down the significance of a report in which the parent company raised the possibility of quitting the Korean market if local antitrust regulators demand modification of the Windows operating system.
An unidentified official at the Seoul office also told the Yonhap News Agency the company has not yet considered withdrawing from the Korean market.
"Microsoft pledges to continue to do its best for the Korean market, our partners and customers ... Microsoft will continue to make efforts to present the latest technologies in the Korean market and hopes to continue to make related investment," Microsoft Korea said in a statement.
An unidentified official at the Seoul office also told the Yonhap News Agency the company has not yet considered withdrawing from the Korean market.
"Microsoft pledges to continue to do its best for the Korean market, our partners and customers ... Microsoft will continue to make efforts to present the latest technologies in the Korean market and hopes to continue to make related investment," Microsoft Korea said in a statement.
Via Bink.nu.
