Extraordinary Genius

At this time, Microsoft is accepting complaints from various national authorities, including South Korea, island countries, the European Union and the United States, on charges of monopoly.

Before Microsoft was accused of monopolization, it was bundling IE, and now it's bundling MSN and audio playback software, not just in Huaxia. Microsoft does that all over the world.

Originally bundled with IE, Microsoft's argument was that users needed a browser, and they just provided it for free. Users can use it if they don't like it.

But in Microsoft's system, IE cannot be uninstalled or deleted completely, so Microsoft is not recognized for this defense.

Back in '97, Microsoft was accused of this in the U.S., and Microsoft agreed to pay over a billion dollars in vouchers in exchange for user understanding.

If the vouchers are not collected by the user, most of them are donated to some public schools, which must use half of the vouchers to purchase Microsoft products.

Frankly, Microsoft appeared to have lost, but consolidated its monopoly position. You've even begun to cultivate loyalty to Microsoft products from your doll.

The verdict was objected to by companies such as Fruit, and several states in the United States indicated that they would not recognize the verdict and would continue to press charges.

And again this year, the EU broke down five years of negotiations with Microsoft on monopolies, but in five years, Microsoft has taken control of the market.

Lawsuits are not terrible for Microsoft, not only to keep Microsoft in the lookout for the media, to appear in the headlines of all kinds of media, but also to delay Microsoft's ability to continue selling software the way they do.

As for the possibility of a fine in the end, what is this? How much is the fine compared to the profits they get? Even though the fines are temporarily higher than their profits on software such as IE, they crowd out other competitors and boost their market share of the software, and this money is back in two or three years.

With bundled sales, Microsoft has rapidly expanded its market share in the world's more IT developed countries, which has also caused dissatisfaction in several countries.

The EU first rejected Microsoft's renewed invitation to negotiate, instead of ruling directly on the establishment of the Microsoft monopoly, and issued a huge ticket of about 500 million euros, equivalent to around US $607 million.

At the same time, Microsoft is instructed to strip the Windows operating system of those software bundled, and Microsoft is required to disclose part of the source code of Microsoft-related software to competitors, which includes office software.

Microsoft's appeal was dismissed.

If it weren't for this, the source code for some office software had been released, Microsoft's activation code generator would not have been updated so quickly.

And seeing the victory of the EU, South Korea, island countries, etc. have also started monopoly accusations against Microsoft, and the US side has also restarted monopoly accusations against Microsoft.

Microsoft's most important market, Huaxia, has been silent.

Huaxia's draft anti-monopoly law had just been introduced, and there had been no relevant legislation until then, and naturally there was no recourse. Again, Huaxia has not paid enough attention to this aspect, and never intended to sue foreign companies.

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“What are you saying, let's sue Microsoft Monopoly?” Commissioner Bau was shocked.

“Yeah, fine. Look at the news on the European Union. It's almost 500 million euros. In terms of population, we can also fine 500 million euros, and in terms of sales, the amount of the fine will not be too low, with tens of millions of euros still available.” Feng Yu seduced.

“How much? Can there be at least tens of millions of euros? But that's not good. Microsoft just invested a billion dollars in our Huaxia.” Commissioner Bau hesitated a little.

Doesn't that seem like a good idea? When someone else just invested, you turned around and you were fined. You didn't do that.

“Commissioner Bau, it's an investment. It's against the law. Is it because he invested, we won't deal with the crime? And don't you think it's easier for foreigners to understand that Hua Xia is not a place where they can do what they want? ”

“Besides, South Korea and island countries are suing Microsoft, why can't we sue? Even in the US, Microsoft is suing them. ”

“Ah, America sues Microsoft? Didn't Microsoft come from the US?” Commissioner Bau feels a little confused.

Like Huaxia's Lenovo Silver Mountain, Huaxia's political axe support is too late, how can you sue?

“There's not just one software company in the US, there's fruit, IBM, and so on, but Microsoft is the strongest on Windows. Think about it. The US has punished itself. What are we doing here? If the nearby South Korean and island countries sue, even the CIS countries sue, we don't, what is it? ”

“Then the internet will say that our Huaxia political axe is too weak, less than the island country or something. By the way, I helped to find lawyers. A while ago, Central Taiwan sued those businesses with false advertising, which he helped win. ”

“President Feng, tell me the truth and sue Microsoft. What are you so aggressive about? Is it because you and Microsoft are rivals?” Commissioner Bao looked at Feng Yu obliquely.

“If that's what you're going to say, then we're done talking. Without Microsoft, we're all competitors. And Microsoft was fined, and we didn't get a dime. Besides, even though Silver Mountain has a stake in my company, it is not much. Even thinking about Silver Mountain's profitability, it ranks middle and bottom among my subsidiaries. ”

Feng Yu looked devastated and continued: “I am doing this for the good of my country. Look, Microsoft suddenly and forcefully acquired most of the software companies in the country, clearly to unify the market. And some foreign software companies also took the opportunity to acquire a bunch of them. Aren't they going to control our domestic software market? ”

“Microsoft's branch office in Huaxia is second only to the US head office, and we can see the importance they attach to the Huaxia market. And because of the alleged monopoly, Microsoft has paid quite a bit, mostly out-of-court settlements. But we in Huaxia must not reconcile and show our anti-monopoly attitude! ”

Commissioner Bao turned a white eye, this Feng Yu, and taught me how to do it? It's not all about the law.

“Are you sure we can win?” It would be embarrassing to say goodbye and lose.

“Sure, we'll win. If any other country, Microsoft, gets punished, it's just us, Huaxia. Don't you think Huaxia's embarrassed? We are a great nation. We must have the majesty of a great nation! ”

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Three days later, the Huaxia Trade Commission officially sued Microsoft Monopoly and asked the court to rule that Microsoft would be fined approximately RMB 2.3 billion!

After the news broke out, there was a lot of noise on the Internet.

Huaxia Zheng Axe Department, this is the first time you have made such a high fine, or is it a fine for a foreign company, too powerful!

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