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Chinese software industry sees opportunity in Microsoft's anti-piracy move
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| When Microsoft noticed 'misunderstandings' among the Chinese public over
| its 'black screen' move to crack down on piracy, the country's domestic
| software industry saw opportunity and couldn't wait to embrace it.
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http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-37898.html
Chinese Strike Back at Microsoft for Anti-Piracy Measures
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| "Microsoft has no right to judge whether the installed software is pirated or
| not. It has no right to penalize users by intruding on their computers," Liu,
| a man one man who is suing Microsoft, told the Xinhua News Agency.
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http://blog.wired.com/business/2008/10/microsoft-faces.html
Lawsuit ramps up pressure over Microsoft's "black screen" anti-piracy move
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| Public pressure on Microsoft over its controversial anti-piracy campaign in
| China has been stepped up with news that a Beijing man is taking the software
| giant to court to uphold the principle of the integrity of his computer.
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http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-10/28/content_10268032.htm
Microsoft anti-piracy move irks Chinese official
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| A top Chinese copyright official chided Microsoft for launching an
| anti-piracy tool that nags users of counterfeit software with a black
| computer screen and said the company's prices were too high.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE49R08Z20081028
Microsoft Tests Chinese Law On Piracy
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| But scrutiny centered on how Microsoft folded the anti-piracy program into an
| automatic update that was sent to users who opt to receive updates through
| Windows or Microsoft Update. Microsoft can "get into trouble for bundling,"
| Dickinson said. Dong told the English-language China Daily that "Microsoft
| uses its monopoly to bundle its updates with the validation programs." This
| bundling issue is also the subject of a pending U.S. lawsuit, brought in 2006
| when Microsoft packaged a similar anti-piracy program with a security update
| for U.S. users. A public relations officer for Microsoft stressed Wednesday
| that users can reject an automatic update before it is installed on their
| computers.
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http://www.forbes.com/markets/2008/10/29/china-microsoft-piracy-markets-equity-cx_twdd_1028markets04.html
Hopefully, Microsoft will ran after the counterfeiters more often.
Recent:
China's Evermore Office suite takes off
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| Evermore attributes the increased consumer interest in its office
| productivity offering to a backlash against Microsoft's aggressive "black
| screen" anti-piracy feature that the company launched on October 21st.
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| [...]
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| Evermore Office 2009 reportedly sells to individual users for US$99, which is
| much less than the cost of Microsoft Office.
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| Then again, Open Office 3.0 implements the Open Document Format (ODF)
| international standard, has both simplified and traditional Chinese language
| versions, runs under either Windows or Linux, and is available for download
| free of charge.
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http://www.itnews.com.au/News/87921,chinas-evermore-office-suite-takes-off.aspx
Chinese copyright cops diss Windows Nagware
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| Now, vice-director of China's National Copyright Administration, Yan Xiaohong
| has cast aired doubts over Microsoft tactics.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/10/28/chinese-copyright-cops-diss
Microsoft faces second 'black screen' lawsuit
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| A second Chinese man has filed a lawsuit against Microsoft demanding it
| remove a notice from his computer accusing him of using illegally copied
| software.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/28/ms_wga_china/
Microsoft sued in China for black screen of death
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| A Chinese lawyer has filed a legal complaint against Microsoft for installing
| Windows Genuine Advantage on his computer. He has asked the Ministry of
| Public Security to file criminal charges against Microsoft.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/10/22/china_fury_microsoft_wga/
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