Microsoft Vista's China debut raises piracy issue
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| "There will be reduced functionality that will occur if you runn
| on-genuine versions of the software," said Di Valerio.
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| Some of Vista's cooler features such as 3-D graphics to create
| translucent windows that appear to float above the background
| screen will be impaired, while hardware functions would also
| be reduced, Di Valerio said.
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http://yahoo.reuters.com/news/articlehybrid.aspx?storyID=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20070130:MTFH79141_2007-01-30_09-06-46_PEK210521&type=comktNews&rpc=44
http://tinyurl.com/2pw2ul
It doesn't seem as though they truly crack down on piracy where Linux is a
great threat.
Related:
China's Linux industry booms, despite problems
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| According to Lu Shouqun, China's sale of Linux was 175 million yuan
| ($21 million) in 2005, increasing 81% compared with the previous year.
| The sale of other open source software that year was 160 million
| yuan ($19 million). In the operating system market, the share of
| Linux increased from 4.2% to 9.8% between 2003 and 2005.
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http://community.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/19/1917209&tid=53
It begins: black market Vista copies already on Chinese shelves
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| Screw the limited edition signed collector's Vista plate set with
| matching flatware and signed Bill Gates lithograph, China's already
| rocking it black market style with Vista knocks on the shelves in
| two CD sets.
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http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/21/it-begins-black-market-vista-copies-already-on-chinese-shelves/
http://tinyurl.com/2q4uku
Why Piracy Hurts Open Source
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| "...John looks at this from a different direction. He shows you why
| software piracy hurts Open Source software--the free stuff you are using."
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http://www.tuxmagazine.com/node/1000266
Microsoft seals its Windows and opens the door to Linux
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| Now comes the really interesting question. With Vista's activation
| technology, Microsoft has the power to stamp out piracy everywhere. But
| will it choose to do so everywhere? After all, if folks in China or
| Thailand or Ethiopia have to pay for Vista, they won't be able to run
| it because they won't be able to afford the licence fee. In which case
| they may finally wake up to the attractions of free software such as
| Linux - and it's easy to imagine what that will do to Microsoft's
| plans for world domination.
|
| It's a delicious prospect: Microsoft impaling itself on the horns
| of a dilemma it has created for itself. Roll on Thursday.
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http://observer.guardian.co.uk/business/story/0,,1956941,00.html
How Piracy Opens Doors for Windows
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| Bill Gates may not be entirely dismayed by software thieves. They
| seed the world market and make Microsoft a standard.
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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-micropiracy9apr09,0,414067.story?track=tottext
Vista Anti-piracy Effort Will Drive People to Linux?
See the third comment.
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| Jodey Grist :
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| Actually I'm running linux right now because of all the activation crap,
| and the fact I dont want to spend 325 quid on a full featured OS (oh and
| UAC is the worst thing ever). Vista isnt even all that good for 5 years
| worth of development. I decided to try Linux out, and am typing this
| message from it right now, it's very impressive, and the only thing I
| cant do in it, is play games, so those comments are certainly true for me!
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/vista/microsoft_antipiracy_will_drive_people_to_linux.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
Beware: Half of Pirated Vista Is Malware
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| About half of all downloads that claim to be free versions of
| Microsoft's Vista operating system are actually malicious
| Trojan horse software, security vendor DriveSentry warned today.
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http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/003622.html
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