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Commission of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia was moved to Sept. 7 hearing in respect of the world's largest software maker Microsoft, a suspect in an unjustified termination of production, reducing the supply of software on the Russian market and establishing different prices for the operating system, Windows XP, says records of the Office. Case that FAS initiated on June 4, was postponed at the request of Microsoft. The experts of the antimonopoly authority established that Microsoft dominates the operating system market, for which owner retains a monopoly on the use, copying and modification, and the source code of these software products are copyrighted. As the sole owner "box" and the OEM version of Windows XP, Microsoft is in an official letter confirmed the decision on termination of retail sales of this product with the June 30, 2008. The results of the analysis of the dynamics of the presence of various operating systems show that the transition to a new "OSes" Windows Vista is with the continued demand for the previous version - Windows XP, noted in the materials of FAS. The demand for "boxed" and pre-Windows XP version is also confirmed by the retailers and the number of orders in the field of public procurement. According to the company, "Microsoft Rus" information on the operating system version as the one set different prices. Refers to systems that are distributed through PC manufacturers (OEM). As announced in June the president of Microsoft in Russia, Nikolai Pryanishnikov, Microsoft is ready to carry out reasonable regulatory requirements and hopes that it will avoid litigation with FAS. He called the normal practice to cease production of old products when new. In turn, the head of the Russian Federation Ministry of Communications Shchegolev said that he considers reasonable claim to FAS at Microsoft. Microsoft Corporation was founded in 1975, is headquartered in Redmond (USA, Washington). The company produces software for all kinds of computers - personal computers, game consoles, PDAs, mobile phones and other things as well as accessories for personal computers (keyboard, mouse, etc.) Portal Bank.ru Materials Rihanna.