Microsoft: We’re Not Abnormal, We’re on Sale
Trading Markets reports:
Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq: MSFT)’s Office 2007 will be sold at half prices in the company’s online stores and franchised stores in China from July 1, 2008.
It is the second unilateral price change of the computer technology giant after it sold Windows XP operating systems at half prices through distributors like Beijing Federal Software [...]
Anti-Monopoly Law: Don’t Be Abnormal
AFP reports:
China has begun an anti-monopoly investigation into US software giant Microsoft and lawsuits by local companies could follow, state media reported on Wednesday.
China’s State Intellectual Property Office and some research institutions have targeted Microsoft and several other global software firms over suspected monopoly activities, the Shanghai Securities News said.
Firms will be organised to file [...]
Raiders of the Lost Router
China Tech News reports:
The results have been announced of an ongoing international enforcement initiative between the United States and Canada that targets the illegal distribution of counterfeit network hardware manufactured in China.
This ongoing initiative has resulted in more than 400 seizures of counterfeit Cisco network hardware and labels with an estimated retail value of more [...]
Protecting Edison Chen’s Privates
Shanghai Daily reports:
China should start drafting its first law on privacy protection as soon as possible, a law expert said, saying a strong privacy law could have prevented the circulation of pornographic photos of leading Hong Kong celebrities having sex.
“There is no privacy protection law in China, nor is there a single item in any [...]
WANTED: SOFTWARE RUSTLERS, REWARD UP TO RMB100,000
Marbridge Daily reports:
In Kunshan, Jiangsu province, sporting goods company Mei’erguang was recently fined RMB 800,000 for illegal use of pirated copies of six programs, including AutoCAD, with a market value totaling RMB 2.7 mln. To date, this is the highest fine to be levied against any Chinese company for use of pirated software.
China’s Intellectual Property [...]
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