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Microsoft makes $2.3M grant to Goodwill
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| Through sales at Goodwill's 19 area retail stores and 32 donation sites, the
| organization funds job-training and career-development services for
| individuals facing barriers to employment such as lack of skills, experience
| and education. In 2007, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont placed
| more than 2,200 individuals in competitive employment.
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http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=ACBJ&date=20080519&id=8663999
Look closely enough.
Translation: they'll ensure people are stuck with Windows. It's part of
the "Unlimited Potential [to fight competition]" program.
Software piracy group tries a lighter approach to mission
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| It's been accused of zealotry in its time, but the Federation Against
| Software Theft (FAST) has decided to adopt a softer tone, founding a new body
| to reach out to the companies it usually polices with Robespierre-like
| fanaticism.
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http://www.linuxworld.com.au/index.php?id=1553762799&rid=-50
Other new articles ridicule people ('pirates') who are forced to buy Microsoft
products just to communicate with their government, which is typically
corrupted by Microsoft and its lobbying arms.
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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