As well as “a crucial ruling from the country’s anti-trust regulator,possibly late next month”,this Korean Herald article says,”the dominant status of the Windows operating system,a flagship product of Microsoft,is also under threat following the strong emergence in Korea of an open-source alternative called Linux.The country’s love affair with Linux is being pushed by the government,which aims to become a software powerhouse by diluting the monopolistic status of Windows.In addition,a homegrown software package is gaining prominence among local users,causing a headache for Microsoft and its popular Office suite”.

Microsoft Struggles in South Korea