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Microsoft Gulf and Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and Industry pin down illegal IT
reseller
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| Microsoft Gulf, in collaboration with Kuwait Ministry of Commerce and
| Industry, has announced that it has recently conducted a raid against a
| suspected illegal IT reseller distributing counterfeit Microsoft software in
| Hawalli, Kuwait. In its capacity as a member of the Business Software
| Alliance (BSA), the international association established by the software
| industry to promote a safe and legal digital world, Microsoft provided key
| information that helped Kuwaiti authorities identify and raid the illegal
| trader.
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http://www.albawaba.com/en/countries/Kuwait/230831
Microsoft used to love these people. What happened? The sinking sales of
Windows (down 24%)?
It was okay when Microsoft had no market share and it needed to get
people "addicted" (Gates' words).
Related:
Microsoft Happy with the Evolution of Windows Vista Piracy
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| But the truth is that Microsoft is happy with the way Windows Vista
| piracy is evolving. Is there a catch to this? No. The fact of the
| matter is that Windows Vista has delivered a heavy blow to
| software counterfeiters. The reason for this is the new Windows
| Genuine Advantage security mechanism integrated into the
| operating system.
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| You may not notice this on the surface. On the surface, the
| Internet is crawling with Windows Vista cracks, hacks and
| workarounds. On the surface, every Windows Vista edition has
| been cracked and is available for download via peer-to-peer
| networks. But this is not the true extent of Windows Vista piracy.
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http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Happy-with-the-Evolution-of-Windows-Vista-Piracy-50577.shtml
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
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