Microsoft, Accenture offices raided in anti-trust probe

China’s anti-trust regulator conducted new raids on Microsoft (MSFT.NASDAQ) and its partner in China Accenture (ACN.NYSE) after the announcement last that Microsoft was being investigated for antitrust practises, Reuters reported, citing the agency’s website. The State Administration for Industry and Commerce raided offices in Beijing, Liaoning, Fujian and Hubei, it said. The SAIC also raided the Dalian offices of IT consultancy Accenture, to whom Microsoft outsources financial work, according to the regulator.