Microsoft fs Troubles in China
... How important is China to Microsoftfs long-term future? In the case we can see China was projected to become the third largest PC market in the world in 2001. ... 273 billion, China represents a potentially huge market for Microsoft. I think this main reason why they met serious software piracy problem, they never give up to expansion their business in China mainland. In my personal idea, Chinese market also has very important strategic influence to Microsoft. Microsoft will never leave Chinese Market to other software company like Linux program an opportunity to strong, because it would be dangerous if Linux program expanse in Chinese market, with a 13 billion population.