Article: South Korean regulators widen probe into Microsoft


AP Worldstream
11-08-2004
Dateline: SEOUL, South Korea
South Korean regulators have widened a probe into Microsoft's local subsidiary over allegations the U.S. software giant violated trade rules by tying its Media Player program to its Windows operating system, the regulators said Monday.

The investigation by South Korea's Fair Trade Commission comes after the European Union fined Microsoft 497 million euros (US$611 million) this year in an antitrust case.

Microsoft Corp.'s rival RealNetworks Inc. filed a complaint to the commission alleging that Microsoft was undermining competition in the market by ...

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