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M$ Sues its Loyal Customers
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| An insurance company in China was found to
| have 450 unlicenced copies of some of M$âs
| software. A court awarded $706 a copy,
| $318000. The insurance company had negotiated
| with M$ and rejected $30 a copy as
| âirrationalâ. I would bet Free Software is
| looking pretty good to those involved now.
|
| [...]
|
| The fact that the customer thought $30 a copy
| was too much should tell us something.
| GNU/Linux and home-grown apps is the way to go
| if they need special stuff. How many
| programmer-years (in China) for $318000? Do
| the maths.
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http://pogson.6k.ca/2010/04/23/m-sues-its-loyal-customers/
"It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy
than when there's not."
--Bill Gates
Recent:
Microsoft Anti-Piracy Chief Steps Down
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| In the latest in a string of executive
| departures from Microsoft, the head of the
| company's anti-piracy efforts has left the
| company.
|
| Alex Kochis, who was the director of
| Microsoft's Genuine Software program,
| announced his resignation in a New Year's
| Eve blog post titled "Happy New Year and
| Goodbye."
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/microsoft_news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222200085
Microsoft: âPiracy no longer poses a threat to usâ
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| To be totally honest, anytime you use any OS
| of any kind you open yourself up to viruses
| and trojans, especially with Microsoftâs
| Operating Systems.
|
| As this article is published, Microsoft has
| unfortunately not answered to our repeated
| email requests for a statement on this issue.
| In the news business thatâs called a solid âno
| comment.â
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http://freakbits.com/microsoft-piracy-no-longer-poses-a-threat-to-us-1202
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