Microsoft Suffers Chinese Triple Whammy.

Reports on actions taken by the Chinese government to break Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft Corp.'s dominance in the computer software business in the country. Decision of the Chinese government to require its ministries to purchase domestically produced Linux-based software in its next upgrade cycle; Implications of the government's decision to replace Microsoft operating systems and applications with domestic alternatives; Effect of the government's proposal to discuss the development of an alternative to Microsoft Windows with Japan and South Korea; Reason behind the move to gain independence from foreign multinational companies in the software business.