China Announces Antitrust Probe of Microsoft

A Chinese regulator said it is conducting an anti-monopoly investigation into Microsoft Corp. over its Windows operating system, in the latest in a growing number of competition probes that have unnerved Western firms in China. China's State Administration for Industry & Commerce (SAIC) was also investigating a Microsoft vice president and senior managers, and had made copies of the firm's financial statements and contracts, the agency said on its website.

A Chinese regulator said on Tuesday it is conducting an anti-monopoly investigation into Microsoft Corp