MaHuaTeng: "MSN bound obvious domestic manufacturers hope to get the support of the government"
"About South Korea website MSN prosecution had not heard of, something I don’t know, but Microsoft’s WINDOWS operating system from no and MSN Messenger bound." May 26,, in MSN China conference, Microsoft global vice President, MSN global market and sales vice President ROM. Mike in accepting our newspaper reporter to interview said, he also said, "Microsoft’s MSN Messenger and other services and Windows system are two completely can separate platform, Windows will not affect the other gateway website use."
And at the same time, the board of directors of the company tencent chairman and chief executive officer MaHuaTeng in accepting our newspaper reporter to interview, said "the MSN bound is obvious," "domestic IM enterprise in fact also should strengthen antitrust consciousness, in this respect we also hope to get the support of the government."
WINDOWS Messenger, MSN Messenger-the two sides of a card?
Microsoft has bound IE browser lead to netscape nightmare lessons drawn from others’ mistakes, the threat of bound for MSN, netease DingLeiShen has the experience, "in fact many Chinese users know MSN messeger because of WindowsXP, it has made us bound in competition are at a disadvantage, because we don’t have this kind of bound ability. In the Internet field, the browser has been its occupied, the second client is IM, Microsoft have to do now is to through the browser and operating system messeger bound."
But this Microsoft global vice President, MSN global market and sales vice President ROM while mike in emphasizing "Microsoft WINDOWS operating system from no and MSN Messenger bound" at the same time, says "Microsoft’s MSN Messenger and other services and WINDOWS system are two completely can separate platform, WINDOWS will not affect the other gateway website use."
And to this, also have the professional told reporters, Microsoft is currently in the WINDOWS operating system built-in WINDOWS Messenger-this is Microsoft says the WINDOWS operating system from no and MSN Messenger bind of the reason, but WINDOWS Messenger and IM software MSN Messenger besides function outside a slightly different, equivalent to a card two sides, "ma3 jia3 take off to take off" relationship. "To the user to say is a product, two software account can be used, a friends list the same, but they are used, is a set of IM system of two of the two versions of the software, such as tencent QQ and enterprise software RTM, but WINDOWS Messenger version slightly low, users in the understanding of the Microsoft Messenger, more easily after to MSN Messenger."
Microsoft says will swallow all South Korea ruling-Microsoft senior China had passed over
And in MSN in China issued a formal, ROM mike told reporters the previous week, according to the French news agency (AFP) May 18 days of reports, the biggest Korean portal DAUM accused Microsoft instant messaging software bundling WINDOWS operating system break the anti-monopoly law, Microsoft senior vice President Martin Taylor said publicly that "even if the ruling against Microsoft, we will strictly to South Korea about regulatory decision."
According to the French news agency (AFP) reports, its own IM services portal Daum accused the South Korea that Microsoft Windows operating system in bundling "MSN" instant messaging software, is breaking the anti-monopoly law, and Microsoft emphasized, Windows XP users have the use or not use the pre-installed instant messaging software options.
Then on May 29, the fair trade commission in South Korea, said the ruling related to the time to put off until July. -at the same time sentenced should also include Real Networks to South Korea fair trade commission filed a complaint, charged with Microsoft Windows operating system in Windows Media Player bundling its Real Player at a disadvantage.
DAUM against MICROSOFT case, actually dates back to 2001, is also the first time MICROSOFT Windows XP operating system will put forward with the intent of the instant communication software bound,-from it have been MICROSOFT Asia area of work, and as President of MICROSOFT Asia once he mike if say "never heard of South Korea lawsuit", there are several possibilities, a topic that is too sensitive, or simply is KouZiYan, although MSN is the abbreviation of "MICROSOFT NETWORK", although other people say that Windows Messenger, MSN Messenger is a set of system two versions, but MICROSOFT can still do not put in the NETWORK link to Windows of instant messaging software called "MSN"; -or ROM. Mike I may do not heard about it, but in MSN before entering China, if not fully understand the MSN may in Asia market of the challenges encountered, is also made "enemy" of the big fear.
MaHuaTeng: "MSN bound-domestic manufacturers are obvious passive"
"The MSN bound is obvious," the board of directors of the company tencent chairman and chief executive officer MaHuaTeng in accept our reporter, this is to call a spade a spade: "for users, WINDOWS Messenger, MSN Messenger is one thing, client performance basic same, even with it the network users no difference, and both can be completely interconnected."
For South Korea peer antitrust litigation, MaHuaTeng said, from the European commission ruled Microsoft Windows operating system Windows Media Player software shall not be bound, to South Korea on two recent anti-monopoly lawsuit opinion, domestic enterprise actually should also strengthen the consciousness, "like Media Player in Europe, may not necessarily to the specific of the European company formed, and the European Union have hidden trouble this consciousness, etc.-and if damage, it is too late to act may be."
MaHuaTeng also admitted, "tencent has to related problem had understood, but should say domestic enterprise in this aspect is still relatively passive, perhaps this because similar case in China has no precedent to this idea, is not very clear, so we also hope to get the government to further support." (our reporter li really)
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In April 2004, South Korea’s largest web portal Daum Communications to South Korea district court formally filed a lawsuit, request the court to "shall be ordered to Microsoft will its instant communication software" Messenger "from Windows XP operating system delete out", and required Microsoft to compensate for 10 billion won (about $9 million) loss.
Daum’s complaint in said, "for a long time, Microsoft in South Korea and its branch of the company, relying on them in the computer operating system market, the monopoly of the communication software in time" Messenger "with Windows XP system illegal bound, apparently violate the regulations against monopoly." At the same time, "Daum Communications company in real-time communication service with huge losses and Microsoft illegal behavior has a direct relation." According to the figures revealed-DAUM, DAUM’s instant communication software DAUM Messager Touch market share has dropped from 20% in 2001 to 9% in 2004-but DAUM refused to disclose the loss of specific financial Numbers.
As early as in 2001, also is Microsoft first proposed Windows XP operating system will be bundled with timely communication intention, Daum has to the fair trade commission in South Korea lawsuit says, "Microsoft anti-monopoly behavior". Analysts believe that the prosecution of Microsoft Daum in a month ago, the European Union has made requires Microsoft Windows Media Player will from Windows operating system to delete the verdict on, this also is in largely inspired Daum.