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Korea Cottons on to the Microsoft Monoculture
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| That is, by instituting a monoculture, and becoming
| completely dependent not just on one manufacturer, but on
| one particular - and very unsatisfactory - technology used
| by that manufacturer, the Koreans find themselves trapped,
| left behind even by Microsoft, which wants to move on.
|
| There could be no better demonstration of why mandating
| one proprietary technology in this way, rather than
| choosing an open standard with multiple implementations
| with the scope for future development, is folly.
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http://opendotdotdot.blogspot.com/2009/10/korea-cottons-on-to-microsoft.html
Korea Paying Price for Microsoft Monoculture
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| The article goes on to cover a lot of the issues affecting
| web users in Korea and how many valiant efforts have gone
| into trying to affect change, most significantly the 3
| lawsuits that Dr. Keechang Kim has brought against various
| Korean policy-making bodies, without success.
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http://blog.mozilla.com/gen/2009/10/02/korea-paying-price-for-microsoft-monoculture/
Recent:
S Korean court rules Microsoft broke anti-trust laws, again
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2525615/
S Korean court rules Microsoft in breach of anti-trust laws
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| A South Korean court ruled that global software giant Microsoft
| Corp. broke anti-trust laws by bundling programs with its Windows
| operating system, local media reported
| Monday.
|
| In a case filed by local software company Dideonet, the Seoul
| Central District Court ruled against Microsoft on Friday, saying
| its bundling the Windows Media Service with
| the Windows operating system violated fair competition regulations
| by infringing upon consumers' right to free choice and obstructing
| fair competition among rival firms.
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/14/content_12049004.htm
Court Rules Against MS Monopoly
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| A Korean court ruled Monday that Microsoft Corp.'s bundling
| practice was disruptive to the market, but stopped short of
| ordering it to pay damages.
|
| The ruling can be seen as Microsoft's latest victory in
| warding off lawsuits seeking damages and aimed at breaking
| up the software giant's monopoly on the market. But the
| losing parties have vowed to appeal the decision, meaning
| the Redmond, Calif.-based multinational's legal troubles
| have not ended just yet.
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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2009/09/117_51816.html
Microsoft (MSFT) Gets Hit In South Korea
http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewarticle/articleid/3478540
Local court blames MS for abusing leading status
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/09/15/200909150046.asp
S. KOREAN COURT SAYS MICROSOFT BROKE ANTI-TRUST LAWS, AGAIN
http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2525542/
Korean Court Finds Microsoft Guilty in Anti-trust Case
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| A South Korean court ruled Thursday that Microsoft violated anti-trust
| regulations by bundling programs with its Windows operating system, but
| dismissed demands for monetary compensation from rival companies.
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http://www.telecomskorea.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7401&Itemid=2
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