Ballmer Says China Intellectual Rights Protection ‘Weak’

Microsoft, which is preparing to roll out its new Windows operating system, sees intellectual property protection in China as “still weak” making it difficult to sell legitimate software, Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer said. Still, Ballmer is “super excited” about growth in the China market, which is unique in being the largest for both phones and personal computers and is the fastest growing, he said in a speech at Peking University in Beijing.