It's a bit repetitive, but here are some more nuggets of information I didn't
mention the last time.
Ballmer hints at tougher Vista antipiracy crackdown
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| According to the Business Software Alliance, an antipiracy watchdog
| group for the software industry, counterfeits accounted for 86
| percent of the software sold in China, 72 percent in India, 64
| percent in Brazil and 83 percent in Russia. The figures are 2005
| estimates, the last year for which data is available.
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| It appears that Ballmer doesn't agree, for he hinted that Vista's
| antipiracy features might be tightened even more. "We [will]
| really ferret through how far we can dial it up, and what that
| means for customer experience and customer satisfaction," he said.
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http://www.arnnet.com.au/index.php/id;7680622;fp;16;fpid;1
This will give one heck of a boost to Linux.
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