This week two local time, the world's largest software maker Microsoft (Korea), President, said, in order to consolidate Microsoft's economic power in Asia, the status of the third, the company plans in fiscal 2006 than the proportion of investment in South Korea increased 40% over the previous year .
Microsoft (South Korea) president Yoo Jae-sung, said at a news conference: "To enhance our marketing efforts in Korea, in 2006 we will invest more than 40% over the previous year." Jae-sung, but declined to provide more detailed information, such as last year's investment direction.
This year in May, Jae-sung became responsible for Microsoft (Korean) company's overall work. He expects the company's sales revenue in fiscal 2006 than the June 30 end of fiscal 2005 will grow by 10%.
Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) will be held on August 23 the second meeting, the ruling Microsoft is in violation of South Korea's fair trade laws, and whether it used its dominance in the market undermined the smaller competitors.
Microsoft (South Korea) spokesman Kwon Chan told a news conference South Korea's Yonhap News Agency (Yonhap News) The part-time reporter: "
In the Fair Trade Commission held its second meeting, we can not provoke it. "July 13, South Korea delayed the regulatory antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft ruling to the U.S. software giant Microsoft to explain its position to the second chance.
In South Korea the second largest Internet portal operator Daum Communications, Korea Fair Trade Commission to sue Microsoft to bundle its IM software into its dominant Windows operating system, the South Korean regulators started this almost four years of legal action. Last year in November, another software company RealNetworks Inc., a U.S. official filed suit against Microsoft to its audio-visual media player software and media server software bundled into its Windows operating system.
Daum Communications, Seoul District Court submitted to the court documents claimed that Microsoft violated fair trade laws, a claim for 100 billion won (9.8 million U.S. dollars) in damage.