South Korea's largest Internet portal, Daum Communications
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17 other software companies said on Thursday they would take joint action
against the planned release of Microsoft Corp's
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operating system. Windows XP, the latest version of Microsoft's flagship
product, is scheduled for widespread retail release on October 25. "We are
expressing deep concerns about Microsoft's attempt to disrupt the market by
selling Windows XP bundled with a variety of application software," the
companies said in a joint statement. "We officially demand it immediately stop
such efforts." Their initiative follows a complaint filed earlier this month by
Daum with the Korea Fair Trade Commission over the U.S. software giant's planned
release of Windows XP.
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