Web giants face off in court
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="profile">profile</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="monopoly">monopoly</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="giants">giants</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="off">off</span>-<span word="line">line</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>, <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="province">province</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Tencent">Tencent</span> <span word="Holdings">Holdings</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="messaging">messaging</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="provider">provider</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="abusing">abusing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Qihoo">Qihoo</span> 360, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="virus">virus</span> <span word="software">software</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Tencent">Tencent</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="as">as</span> 150 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($23.8 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="compensation">compensation</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="publicly">publicly</span> <span word="apologize">apologize</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="misusing">misusing</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="attracted">attracted</span> <span word="about">about</span> 300 <span word="people">people</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>, <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="insiders">insiders</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span>, <span word="lasted">lasted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="panel">panel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adjournment">adjournment</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="providing">providing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="continuation">continuation</span>.</p><p><span word="Qihoo">Qihoo</span> 360 <span word="has">has</span> <span word="accused">accused</span> <span word="Tencent">Tencent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="violating">violating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="monopoly">monopoly</span> <span word="laws">laws</span> <span word="by">by</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>, <span word="introducing">introducing</span> <span word="bundled">bundled</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="installing">installing</span> <span word="Qihoo">Qihoo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="software">software</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ning">Ning</span> <span word="Xuanfeng">Xuanfeng</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span>.</p><p><span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="moves">moves</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fair">fair</span> <span word="competition">competition</span>, <span word="Ning">Ning</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Tencent">Tencent</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="accusation">accusation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="applications">applications</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="messaging">messaging</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Windows">Windows</span> <span word="Live">Live</span> <span word="Messenger">Messenger</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span> <span word="Weibo">Weibo</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="shares">shares</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="bundling">bundling</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="Tencent">Tencent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="intellectual">intellectual</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xu">Xu</span> <span word="Yan">Yan</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tencent">Tencent</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyers">lawyers</span>.</p>
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