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  China regulator queries Microsoft on findings in anti-trust probe

China regulator queries Microsoft on findings in anti-trust probe

REUTERS
Published : Jan 7, 2016, 1:54 am IST
Updated : Jan 7, 2016, 1:54 am IST

China's industry and commerce regulator has asked Microsoft Corp to explain “major issues” that it says have come to light from digital data obt-ained as part of an anti-trust investigation.

China's industry and commerce regulator has asked Microsoft Corp to explain “major issues” that it says have come to light from digital data obt-ained as part of an anti-trust investigation.

The State Administration of Industry and Commerce, or SAIC, did not say exactly what issues it was querying but the request appeared to be part of an investigation into the US software titan over its Windows operating system launched in mid-2014. The company must submit a complete explanation following the inquiry, the SAIC said in a statement posted on its website. SAIC was not immediately available to comment. The SAIC move, coming more than a year after the investigations were first launched, could signal new uncertainties for Microsoft in China as it attempts to boost business in the world's second-largest economy.

“We’re serious about complying with China's laws,” a Microsoft spokesman said.

Location: China, Shanghai