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"It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than
when there's not."
                --Bill Gates
Microsoft reveals huge potential market for open source
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| According to Microsoft anti-piracy guru Keith Beeman quoted in El Reg:
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| In 2008, 41 percent of software on the worldâs PCs was obtained illegally
| or used without a licenseâ That equates to more than $50bn in losses for
| the global software ecosystem.
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http://www.mealldubh.org/index.php/2009/08/26/microsoft-reveals-huge-potential-market-for-open-source/
Office 2010 to come loaded with WGA's bastard child
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/26/microsoft_office_genuine_advantage_notifications/
Microsoft talks up registration of Office
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| The benevolent programme (*cough*) will see the firm offer Office users in
| the UK and twelve other countries the chance to validate their copy through
| official sources, while also regularly asking whether that's something they
| would like to do, you know, just in case.
|
| [...]
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| The upcoming release of Microsoft Office has additional anti-piracy measures
| designed to stop over-licensing, including volume activation tools for IT
| managers. This is pitched as better enabling firms to manage their
| applications software inventories, but we all know what the Vole means.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1531004/microsoft-talks-registration-office
Recent:
China says no to Bing, Baidu ups lead over Google
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| Google's share of the Chinese online search market dropped slightly in the
| second quarter as market leader Baidu took more search volume, according to
| market research companies.
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| Google has fought for years to win Chinese users away from Baidu, a Chinese
| Internet search company. Their rivalry has led the two companies to release
| directly competing products such as search services for free music downloads.
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| Users went to Baidu for 75.7 percent of their online searches in China in the
| second quarter, a rise of 1.6 percentage points from the first three months
| of the year, according to iResearch, a Chinese Internet consultancy.
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9136312/China_says_no_to_Bing_Baidu_ups_lead_over_Google
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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