Microsoft China checked for reports or XP retirement

Microsoft, which has always been adept at dealing with Chinese government departments, may be facing an antitrust storm. On the morning of July 28, Microsoft employee Li Ming (a pseudonym) walked into Microsoft's Beijing office as usual on the first day of the week. But he immediately felt the atmosphere was wrong. Because the people wearing the State administration of industry and commerce uniforms are in the Microsoft Office to seize the data, and to the Microsoft staff for questioning. In fact, Li Ming did not think that, not only in Beijing, Microsoft in Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu office almost at the same time, there are a large number of industrial and Commercial Bureau of the people into the same work. Soon, Microsoft China's four branches were investigated by the General administration of industry and commerce spread on the internet, and was confirmed by Microsoft Official. For a time, the media focus has shifted to Microsoft. 28th evening, Microsoft China to Sina Technology confirmed that the State administration of industry and Commerce suddenly investigated Microsoft Beijing, Shanghai and other branch offices, because someone to the SAIC complained that Microsoft violated the domestic "anti-monopoly law." The insider said that Microsoft did not know who the complainants were, and did not know the specific reasons for the complaints. However, some insiders speculate that Microsoft forced to retire XP system, may violate the anti-monopoly law, which led to antitrust investigations. was investigated because of a report of the State Administration of industry and commerce yesterday morning to visit Microsoft China in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, the Office of the four, and on some things to Microsoft some staff to open inquiries. According to Microsoft insiders in China, the State administration of industry and Commerce after entering the office of Microsoft Beijing, told Microsoft employees, because someone complained that Microsoft is suspected of violating antitrust laws, the Bureau conducted a sudden investigation. According to the above Microsoft insiders, the State administration of industry and commerce staff did not disclose more information, did not say who the complainant is, and did not specify what violations of Microsoft Company. According to reports, Microsoft China's Ministry of Law staff and the State administration of industry and commerce staff to negotiate, the company's operation has not been affected. Although not aware of the reasons for the investigation, Microsoft China said in a brief statement: "We will actively cooperate with the government departments to investigate and answer the relevant questions." The State Administration for industry and commerce has not yet made a public statement. Executives at a PC company also said they didn't know what was going on when they asked Sina for technology. Or with XP decommissioning people who know about the antitrust investigation process said that the State administration of industry and commerce may be in the investigation and forensics stage, the problem may be found because it is not conclusive, so it is also inconvenient to directly inform Microsoft Company. At present, 3 government departments in China are responsible for the management of antitrust-related matters. The National Development and Reform Commission is responsible for issues related to price monopolies, and the general administration of Industry and Commerce is responsible for monopoly issues other than prices, mainly in the management of monopoly issues related to the abuse of market status by enterprises, while the Ministry of Commerce is responsible for the monopoly problems that may arise in mergers and acquisitions. Because the Microsoft is the State administration of Industry and Commerce survey, the industry judge, Microsoft is likely to be the existence of abuse of market status of the relevant monopoly charges. In the name of abuse of market dominance, legal practitioners sayThe investigation, which requires a lot of evidence, is likely to last a long time against Microsoft's antitrust investigation. According to Microsoft's line of business, Microsoft only has a very big lead on the PC operating system, which occupies about 90% of the market share. The business is likely to be the source of the company's antitrust complaints. Industry insiders believe that Microsoft's antitrust investigation is likely to be related to the company's suspension of support for the XP system. In April this year, Microsoft announced that it would no longer provide technical support for XP operating systems, including system updates and security patches, leading to security risks for nearly 200 million PCs in the country. At that time, experts in the CCTV interview pointed out that Microsoft's move is the abuse of market dominance of the Overlord Act, violating the "anti-monopoly law" provisions. It should be stressed that at present all this is limited to speculation, whether Microsoft ultimately violates the provisions of the Anti-Monopoly law, the government has yet to give a verdict.