Microsoft to take Windows from South Korea

[Deja Q]

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-5919307.html?tag=zdfd.newsfeed#talkback

Microsoft has threatened to withdraw its Windows software from South Korea if the country's antitrust agency orders it to unbundle its instant-messaging and media player software from the operating system.

South Korea's Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) has been investigating allegations that the world's top software maker breached antitrust laws by incorporating the services into Windows.

"If the KFTC enters an order requiring Microsoft to remove code or redesign Windows uniquely for the Korean market, it might be necessary to withdraw Windows from the Korean market or delay offering new versions in Korea," Microsoft said in a U.S. regulatory filing Thursday.

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Good. South Korea ditched the dollar, which added to our nearing total destabilization.

[Eugene]

1. Microsoft protests too much.

Microsoft under the same order in the European Union.
If they can unbundle in Europe, why not Korea?