On June 25, Windows 98 was officially launched.

Its configuration requirements are Intel 486 or above processors; minimum 8 megabytes of memory, recommended 64 megabytes of memory; at least 300 megabytes of hard disks, and CD and mmcd optical drives required to install CDs.

Such a configuration was considered a basic configuration in 1998, and the demand for hardware was not high. In addition, Windows 98 has added many new features, so at the beginning of its release, there were many buyers. Even two days ago, fans were already waiting in the store for a sneak peek at the sale, wanting to have a sneak peek.

On the day Windows 98 was released, several lawyers supported by Xia Tian submitted "anti-trust charges" against Microsoft to the US Estate, claiming that it bundled software in the system was an unfair competition for competitors, abused its dominance in the market, and affected the normal development of competitors.

It is required that Microsoft not only compensate for the losses, but also cancel all binding behaviors to provide a fair, just and open competition environment.

After the lawsuit was initiated, Xia Tian ordered his media to exaggerate the matter and invited software companies that were on the verge of difficulties due to Microsoft's unfair competition to show up and say that.

Such as lotus, one of the most successful office software in the 1980s, Netscape browser, video software service provider realnetworks, etc.

All of them have declined in market share and developed unfavorable due to Microsoft's bundling software. For example, Netscape Browser once occupied 90s of the browser market, with a market value of more than $5 billion.

However, since Microsoft bundled the IE browser in the Windows system, Netscape's market share has rapidly declined. By the new century, Netscape's market share had dropped to an infinitesimal size, and was then forced to withdraw from the stage of history. It can be said that it suffered heavy losses.

Therefore, Microsoft should be responsible for their losses and should compensate them, while ensuring that such binding means will no longer be used to engage in unfair competition in the future.

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Because Xia Tian controls a large number of media, public television stations, cable TV stations, newspapers, magazines, the Internet, etc., once the efforts are made, a huge public opinion storm will immediately set off.

The storm not only made consumers hesitate and wait-and-see mentality, but also gave the popular and popular Windows 98 a basin of cold water. Moreover, such a huge public opinion also put the United States in great pressure and had to treat the Microsoft antitrust case carefully, and there was no way to abuse the law.

Faced with this situation, Microsoft organized a lawyer team to actively respond, while spending a lot of money to help itself promote it, and recounted its innocence, alleging that the bundled software was to better serve users and did not charge users a penny.

It also said that the genius operating system also occupies a lot of share in the market, so Microsoft's Windows system cannot be called a monopoly at all. Naturally, the so-called "Microsoft Anti-monopoly" is self-defeating, which is simply a deliberately smear by competitors.

Microsoft's publicity has saved some face for itself. Windows 98's sales gradually stopped falling, and the situation seems to have improved.

However, before Microsoft could take a breath, the antitrust investigation into Microsoft in Europe began to unfold.

Many European software vendors complained to the government that Microsoft abused its market monopoly position and bundled software in its operating system, stealing away a large number of their markets.

This not only caused their income to decline, but also made their development unsustainable, and they were forced to lay off a large number of employees to encourage and maintain.

The software foundation in Europe is already weak. Many small software vendors make money by relying on one or two softwares. As a result, Microsoft bundled software, causing their software sales to plummet, which made these small software vendors naturally dissatisfied and protested and filed lawsuits.

European countries have always protected their shortcomings, so they naturally cannot tolerate bullying of their software vendors. Therefore, antitrust investigations into Microsoft have also been carried out.

Once it is found that Microsoft really takes advantage of its market advantages and engages in unfair competition with its competitors, Microsoft will lose money at least, or even be banned at worst.

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For example, Google's Android system is bound to Google's map, search, voice and other services provided by Google, so it was ruled by the EU to abuse its monopoly position and issued a fine of 5 billion US dollars.

This move also forced Google to change its business strategy in the EU region. Any mobile phone that installs Google Play services will have to pay Google a maximum of $40.

This matter seems to be making money from Google, and it can legitimately charge authorization fees. But in fact, for Google, it is actually not intended to make this money.

Because the reason why it provided these services for free was to seize the market with its competitors. As long as the market share is taken down, it can make money through advertising.

For example, hotels, shopping malls, restaurants, cafes, hospitals, etc. that appear on Google Maps must pay a certain fee in order to promote it on Google Maps. The amount of money accumulated to a large amount of money, and it is also a lot of money to gather together.

But now that Google collects money and provides services, competitors can use free strategies to compete with Google for the market. At that time, although Google makes money, it loses the market, which is equivalent to picking up sesame seeds and losing watermelons, which is actually unfavorable to Google's long-term development.

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It is undeniable that it is naturally summer to launch Microsoft's antitrust investigation in Europe.

Many European software companies have cooperative relationships with Tianxia Technology. They develop software and will be sold through the application store equipped with the genius operating system.

Because the genius operating system has a wide range of applications and is almost equal to Windows, the genius operating system application store naturally has many users, which also allows these software companies to make money by selling software.

Therefore, it can also be said that Tianxia Technology almost controls the financial lifeline of these software companies, so they are naturally willing to act with Tianxia Technology.

Europe initiated an antitrust investigation into Microsoft, which is naturally not good news for Microsoft.

Because Europe is Microsoft's largest market except North America. Once Europe loses, it will not only be a financial loss, but also a great discount. Therefore, Europe cannot lose. Microsoft hurriedly sent people to Europe to deal with this antitrust investigation.

In this way, Microsoft will start a war on both ends and attack left and right, and life will be difficult.

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At the same time, many of Xiatian's Internet software have made major updates, with more advanced functions, more beautiful interfaces, and fewer bugs.
Chapter completed!