Microsoft Steps Up Efforts to Ensure Users Are Legit
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| ...the company has already downloaded pirated copies of Vista and
| Office 2007 in the U.S. and has found phony discs in South America,
| Asia and Europe. For example, during a December trip to São Paulo,
| Brazil, she spotted a street vendor selling counterfeit CDs of
| both products. Hartje also discussed Microsoft's efforts --
| via SPP and its earlier Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) program
| -- to ensure that users run authentic software.
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http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=windows&articleId=280181&taxonomyId=125&intsrc=kc_feat
http://tinyurl.com/39qzae
Crack down on piracy, Microsoft. It's looking better and better for Linux
(see below).
Related:
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.
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| 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
Microsoft targets auctioneers of pirated software
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| Microsoft plans to file more than 50 lawsuits worldwide against
| online merchants who allegedly peddle counterfeit software on
| popular auction sites, the software giant said Monday.
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http://news.com.com/2100-7350_3-6130910.html?part=rss&tag=6130910&subj=news
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