Legal Silliness: Microsoft faces Vista antitrust probe in Ta
WinInfo | at | by Mike
The Fair Trade Commission in Taiwan has launched an antitrust probe of Microsoft centered on Windows Vista. Unbelievably, the probe came about after a complaint filed by an activist group claiming they were "forced" to buy Vista after Microsoft stopped mainstream sales of its predecessor, Windows XP, on June 30.
"We have received the complaint and are now conducting our own investigation, which may last around six months," a Taiwanese FTC spokesperson said. Microsoft faces fines of up to $800,000 if found guilty of fair trade abuses and can be ordered to halt the offending practices, according to FTC guidelines.