Chapter 1437 Microsoft Loses the Lawsuit

When Lao Zhang was angry, Feng Yu was on the phone with Wilson, asking when the lawsuit against Microsoft would be settled. --

At this time, giving Microsoft some blows can also make Lian Xiangyinshan less troublesome.

Some time ago, Microsoft suddenly lowered the price of the xp system. It thought that it would affect the sales of the xos system. As a result, even thinking of Yinshan's announcement ruined Microsoft's little trick.

Lianxiang Yinshan claims that the xos system will guarantee system updates and maintenance for at least five years.

And what this means, for whom, everyone can see at a glance.

Think about Microsoft, two or three generations of systems, when 2000 appeared, 95 stopped updating and maintenance, and when xp appeared, 2000 stopped updating and maintenance.

Didn't Microsoft claim to launch vista soon, doesn't it mean that the XP system is about to stop updating and maintenance?

That is to say, although they 'spend' a very small amount of money to buy the genuine xp system, but it will not take a year at all, and no one will fix the 'vulnerability'. How can the security of the system be guaranteed? There are various problems, how to solve them?

The result is that although the price of Microsoft's xp system has been reduced, and the price reduction is very large, it is a pity that not many people buy it. Because no one from Microsoft has come forward to say how long the xp system will continue to be maintained, this seems to be the default after the appearance of vista, the xp system will stop updating.

Who would buy a system that only lasts a few months? That vista is not to say that there is a big difference with xp. Therefore, the price reduction of xp not only did not increase sales, but it sold worse.

In addition, Lianxiang Group no longer pre-installs Microsoft's system, and many manufacturers have also signed agreements with Lianxiang Yinshan. A cheaper system can reduce the price of their products and increase their competitiveness. Of course they will not. exclusion.

What's more, Lianxiangyinshan also paid some price for this, such as the price of the system, and also gave some profits to these PC manufacturers, so now many manufacturers have computers with pre-installed xos system.

Bill Gates lashed out at the board of directors, berating everyone in charge of product sales and development. It is ordered that new products must be accelerated and marketed as soon as possible. At the same time, they must contact those pc manufacturers and ask them to restrict the sales of models with pre-installed xos system. Microsoft's vista system will definitely give them a bigger surprise.

In fact, those manufacturers have long been fed up with Microsoft's domineering, and wish that a system vendor could stand up and fight for Microsoft. How much money do they make with a PC, and how much money does Microsoft make with a single system.

In terms of profit margins, Microsoft is the most profitable by selling a computer. How can this make PC manufacturers balance?

What's more, the conditions given by Lianxiang Yinshan have increased their profits, so how could they not support it? In the business field, there are no eternal friends, only eternal interests, not to mention that they and Microsoft have never been friends!

Especially as everyone knows that after the XP system will soon stop updating and maintenance, the sales of PCs with pre-installed XP systems have deteriorated, and those PC manufacturers have also criticized this.

They are now in turn demanding that Microsoft announce that it is in their interest to continue to maintain XP for at least three years. Unfortunately, Microsoft did not agree.

But compared to the poor system sales, Microsoft cares more about the fact that they are accused of monopoly around the world. They don't want to lose the power of this bundling model, which would take away their software's greatest means of competition.

Of course, it would be better if you could not be fined. Now many countries don't think there is anything wrong with this kind of bundling. Most of them are bundled with free software.

Especially since Lianxiang Yinshan's office software has been sold globally, they must not lose this advantage, otherwise they will only be able to lower the price and reduce their profits.

They never thought that even Huaxia would sue them for Microsoft's monopoly, and they also found out that after Huaxia's anti-monopoly law was passed,

The first company to be sued was Microsoft, which was clearly aimed at it on purpose!

In the first two court sessions, their lawyers tried their best to distinguish, but the effect was minimal.

The legal system of Huaxia is fundamentally different from the Anglo-American legal system. Huaxia is stipulated by law, and the judgment is made according to the law. The various clauses are very detailed, and the ruling of the presiding judge is the main one.

On the European and American side, it is relatively rough. The judgments are mostly based on the past practice, and the jurors' votes are the main ones. And their media public, can influence the verdict.

In the Chinese legal system, although the media and the public have influence, they most affect the severity of sentencing, not whether it is guilty or not.

Therefore, Microsoft is now a certainty, and it will be ruled illegal and punished. As for the amount of the fine, because the amount is too high, Huaxia's draft anti-monopoly law only stipulates one offline, which is 5 million RMB.

What they are now fighting over is the amount of the fine. From the current situation, Microsoft is very unfavorable.

The attorney for Huaxia was Wilson, who had been serving Feng Yu. He also took advantage of the legal gap and demanded that the judgment be made according to the amount of the British and American side, so he proposed a high fine.

What makes Microsoft angry is that Huaxia is obviously a partial gang, but most people think that the fine is reasonable. And Wilson made a lot of noise off the court, saying that Microsoft treats the market differently, which made Bill Gates want to scold the street even more!

Are we treated differently? Our previous product sales in Huaxia were the lowest prices in the world! Why don't you talk about this distinction? Now our prices have gone up, shouldn't that be? Your gdp in China is already among the top in the world.

We just don't want to treat the market differently, which has caused such a situation. We are not wronged!

And today, this is the third court session, and the two sides have once again launched a 'lip smack' battle over the amount of the fine.

Wilson was aggressive and kept setting traps in his language, which made Microsoft's lawyers tired to deal with it.

The representatives of Microsoft's faces are getting more and more ugly. They found that things are going in the worst direction. They are regarded as a model by Huaxia Political Axe, killing the 'chicken' to show the monkeys, they are the 'chicken' !

Although Microsoft's lawyers kept defending, it was still to no avail. The court ruled that Microsoft was convicted of monopoly and fined more than RMB 1.836 billion, and must disclose the source code of some products. This figure has created a new record for the fine of Huaxia Political Axe, and it will not be broken for many years in the future!

When they came out of the courtroom, a group of Chinese and foreign reporters gathered around, and many people did not expect the strong performance of Huaxia. Out-of-court settlement was directly refused, and the final verdict was made in three trials. Order Microsoft to 'pay' the fine within a limited time, otherwise Microsoft's company account in Huaxia will be seized!

Regarding the issue of monopoly, Microsoft has lost the case again!

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