微軟在華IE捆綁遭重點(diǎn)調(diào)查
????周二,,國(guó)際媒體報(bào)道援引一位中國(guó)高級(jí)官員的話稱(chēng),中國(guó)對(duì)微軟公司的反壟斷調(diào)查專(zhuān)注于軟件捆綁問(wèn)題,,而此前微軟也因同樣的問(wèn)題在西方碰到了麻煩,。 ????據(jù)路透社(Reuters)援引中國(guó)反壟斷監(jiān)察機(jī)構(gòu)負(fù)責(zé)人張茂(音譯)的話稱(chēng),他們懷疑微軟的Windows和Office軟件銷(xiāo)售信息不夠透明,。 ????具體而言,,國(guó)家工商行政管理總局關(guān)注的是IE瀏覽器和Windows媒體播放器這些基本功能與Office辦公軟件的捆綁方式。 ????此前微軟曾就類(lèi)似問(wèn)題與美國(guó)司法部對(duì)峙達(dá)3年之久,,結(jié)果微軟被迫與其他公司共享編程接口,,這場(chǎng)對(duì)峙堪稱(chēng)互聯(lián)網(wǎng)歷史上的里程碑,打破了微軟對(duì)瀏覽器市場(chǎng)以及其他方面的壟斷,。 ????雖然微軟在美國(guó)避免了罰款,,但三年后,微軟為解決在歐盟遭到的類(lèi)似指控支付了超過(guò)15億美元,。 ????對(duì)微軟的反壟斷調(diào)查是近期針對(duì)在中國(guó)經(jīng)營(yíng)的外資企業(yè)所開(kāi)展的一系列調(diào)查之一,。有人懷疑,中國(guó)當(dāng)局試圖通過(guò)這一系列調(diào)查壓縮外資企業(yè)在中國(guó)獲得的利潤(rùn),。中國(guó)媒體上有言論稱(chēng),,一直以來(lái),外國(guó)企業(yè)通過(guò)操縱價(jià)格和其他手段盡其所能地從世界第二大經(jīng)濟(jì)體壓榨利潤(rùn),。 ????然而,,中國(guó)當(dāng)局所針對(duì)的這個(gè)問(wèn)題在西方已有先例,因此很難說(shuō)這樣的調(diào)查是出于政治動(dòng)機(jī),。 ????據(jù)路透社報(bào)道,,張茂表示該調(diào)查“目前正在進(jìn)行之中,我們將及時(shí)向公眾披露有關(guān)結(jié)果”,。他表示,,微軟已承諾將積極配合調(diào)查。 ????此前,,中國(guó)政府以安全考慮為由,,禁止采購(gòu)新的Windows8操作系統(tǒng),,此舉已讓微軟倍感壓力,。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng)) ????譯者:Lina |
????China’s antitrust investigation into Micrososft Corp. is focused on the same kind of software-bundling issues as those that caused the company problems in the west, international media reported Tuesday, citing a senior Chinese official. ????Reuters quoted Zhang Mao, head of an antitrust watchdog, as saying that his agency suspects the company of not being fully transparent with information about its Windows and Office sales. ????Specifically, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce is concerned about the way basic functions like the Internet Explorer web browser and Windows Media Player are bundled with products like the Office suite. ????Microsoft’s three-year battle with the Department of Justice over similar issues, which ended in the company being forced to share its programming interfaces with other companies, had been a landmark in the history of the internet, breaking Microsoft’s hold over the browser market and much else besides. ????Although it avoided being fined in the U.S. , it had to pay over $1.5 billion to settle similar charges in the E.U. three years later. ????The antitrust probe is one of a flurry against international companies operating in China recently, which has fostered suspicions of a generalized attempt by the authorities to squeeze the profits they generate there. Chinese media argue that foreign companies have been guilty of price-fixing and other tactics of milking the world’s second-largest economy as much as they can. ????However, by targeting an issue that already has precedents in the west, the authorities have arguably made it more difficult to argue that the case is politically-motivated. ????Zhang said the investigation “is presently ongoing and we will disclose the results to the public in a timely fashion,” according to Reuters. He said the company had promised to cooperate actively with the investigation. ????China has already ratcheted up the pressure on Microsoft by banning state procurement of its new Windows 8 operating system, citing security issues. |
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