Microsoft has
apparently stepped back from a threat to stop selling Windows in Korea.
A spokesman at the software giant's Korean office told the
Yonhap news agency: "
Microsoft has invested over $1bn in the Korean market so far, and every year
Korean companies buy more than $100m worth of our products.
"In light of this, we have never thought of negative plans like withdrawing
business or delaying Windows product launches."
The unnamed spokesman's comments to Yonhap were reported on Monday in local
media.
Microsoft is currently under investigation by the
Korea Fair Trade Commission
(KFTC) over anti-trust allegations.
Daum
Communications and
Real Networks have
complained that Microsoft's policy of bundling instant messaging and online
media player software free-of-charge with Windows amounts to unfair competition
with smaller companies selling similar applications.
Microsoft said last week that if the KFTC demands the removal of the
offending applications from Windows, the company might be forced to withdraw the
operating system from the Korean market, or delay release of new and updated
versions.
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