Microsoft sees 2007 China sales up over 20%

Shakil published 10 Apr 2007, 19:34 in main - 242 views

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Software giant Microsoft Corp said on April 10 it expects its China sales to rise more than 20% this year, boosted by new products and a national crackdown on software piracy.

Responding to complaints by Western governments and companies, as well as criticism from a growing field of domestic firms, China has been clamping down on piracy over the last two years to the benefit of software makers such as Microsoft.

As part of the campaign, most of the nation's top domestic PC sellers, including Lenovo and Founder, have pushed to boost their number of PCs sold with legal copies of Microsoft's Windows operating systems already installed.

Other major foreign players in the market, including global leaders Hewlett-Packard and Dell, are pushing similar policies in China.

Reflecting the trend, only about 30% of Lenovo PCs now being sold will ultimately contain pirated Windows systems, down sharply from 90% last year, said Timothy Chen, chief executive officer of Microsoft's greater China region.

News source: The Edge Daily

Tags: Microsoft, China

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