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BUSINESS, Page 84Business NotesCOMPETITIONNo Dumping At Home
Fujitsu, Japan's largest computer firm, has often come under
attack in the West for its trade practices. U.S. rivals have
accused Fujitsu of a lowball pricing policy that keeps foreign
firms out of the Japanese market. But last week a howl of protest
went up in Japan when Fujitsu tried to carry out such pricing at
home. The uproar occurred after Hiroshima's city government sought
bids to design a new computer system. Seven firms offered to do the
work at prices ranging from $2,000 to $201,000. But the winner was
Fujitsu, which submitted a bid of less than a penny. The practice
smacked of dumping, in which goods or services are sold below cost.
Fujitsu hoped to recoup its initial loss by having city officials
eventually buy more expensive software and hardware. While Fujitsu
has admitted to carrying out similar practices in the past, it
offered to retract the latest bid. Even so, the government has
pledged to investigate whether the company broke any laws.