Microsoft's Anti-Piracy Director: Caught Buying Pirated Vista and Office 2007
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| Cori Hartje, director of the Microsoft Genuine Software Initiative was
| caught buying and handling pirated copies of Windows Vista and the
| 2007 Office System on more than one occasion. Alex Kochis, a senior
| licensing manager with the Windows Genuine Advantage team has
| confirmed that Hartje was involved in transactions with pirated
| materials, including Microsoft latest operating system and the
| 2007 version of the company's productivity suite.
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http://www.ditii.com/blog/2007/04/24/microsofts-anti-piracy-director-caught-buying-pirated-vista-and-office-2007/
http://tinyurl.com/37djnb
Related:
Microsoft Exec Admits That Company Benefits From Piracy
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| Jeff Raikes, head of the company's business group, said at a
| recent investor conference that while the company is against
| piracy, if you are going to pirate software, it hopes you pirate
| Microsoft software. He cited the above reasoning, noting that
| users of pirated Microsoft software are likely to purchase from
| the company later on.
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http://techdirt.com/articles/20070312/165448.shtml
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