Microsoft is 'losing' in Korea

South Korea has just rejected Microsoft's appeal against the ruling of antitrust lawsuits in this Asian country.

The Korea Fair Trade Commission has officially announced this rejection decision.

Thus, following the ruling of the Microsoft antitrust lawsuit, a fine of up to $ 34 million will be paid.

Last February, the Korea Fair Trade Commission ruled that Microsoft had overused its dominance in the Korean market to "bind" some software to the Windows operating system.

Under this ruling, Microsoft must provide two different versions of Windows after August 24, including a version without Windows Media Player and Windows Messenger and a version containing links to other websites that allow Users download software with similar features of other firms.

However, Microsoft spokesperson Matt Pilla said that Microsoft has not seen the decision to dismiss it, so there has been no official comment on this information.

In March, Microsoft submitted an appeal to the Seoul High Court and Supreme Court to dismiss this ruling. Seoul Court has not had any specific decisions so far. Whether the court's decision will affect the Commission's decision is still unclear.

The Fair Trade Commission officially investigated Microsoft after South Korea's Daum Communications Internet service provider filed the lawsuit in 2001. Microsoft reached an agreement with the company in November 2005. costing up to 30 million USD.

Hoang Dung