China’s FDIs in Asia
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ANTITRUST CASE IN US In the late 1990s, DOJ initiated an antitrust proceeding againstMicrosoft (Annexure I). One of the key allegations in this lawsuitwas thatMicrosoft catapulted its Internet Explorer (IE) to leadership position in the browser market, by distributing it for free along with its OS. DOJ’s action againstMicrosoft was the result of a complaint lodged by Netscape. Netscape raised voice against Microsoft’s actions, stating that Microsoft was trying to shut out other software that competed on stand-alone basis... MARIOMONTI AND THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION It was believed that Monti cemented his reputation as Europe’s most powerful man, when he blocked a $42 billionmerger between the two leadingmakers of airplane engines,General Electric Company (GE) and Honeywell International Inc. It was a merger that had got clearance fromAmerican antitrust regulators... ANTITRUST CASE IN EUROPE In 2000, EC alleged thatMicrosoft leveraged on itsmonopoly in the OSmarket to thwart the competitors in the server software market. As a first step in the European antitrust investigation, EC sent Microsoft a first ‘statement of objections’14. According to the statement, Microsoft used its 95% OS market share to make the compatibility between Windows servers and non-Windows PCs difficult, so that the computer users using Windows OS were forced to use Windows’ server software... |
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THE STAKES FORMICROSOFT ANDMONTI The final ruling,which is expected in early 2004, has broad implications for bothMicrosoft (Exhibit III) andMonti. Industry analysts felt that ECandMicrosoftmight reach an agreement on the server-software issue, but the bundling issue is most likely to create more problems for Microsoft. The WMP is considered to be a key player for Microsoft to dominate the onlinemedia business...
