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Microsoft Sued for $33m over IM

The ISV is evidently building its case around the antitrust finding against Microsoft
By Open Source News
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October 30, 2007 04:00 PM EDT
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A South Korean ISV called Digito.com that created Soft Messenger, the first Korean instant messaging program, has filed suit against Microsoft seeking $32.7 million in damages, according to the English language local publication Digital Chosun.

The ISV is evidently building its case around the antitrust finding against Microsoft by the Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC), which ordered Microsoft to market a version of Windows that stripped out both the Media Player and Windows Messenger.

Digito.com, which reportedly claims Microsoft's bundling lost it market share, was evidently waiting to see how Microsoft's appeal of the KFTC decision went and Microsoft cooperated by withdrawing its appeal last week just days before a verdict was due.

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