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Microsoft piracy check comes calling

 April 24, 2006 Expands program to alert people who run illegal copies of Windows and starts a campaign to fight Office piracy. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, alert, Automatic Update, antipiracy, copy, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, security, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC

Microsoft set to push out updated antipiracy tool

 November 29, 2006 New version of WGA Notifications tool includes added changes in response to continued criticism of Microsoft over the software. TAGS: antipiracy, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., copy, Microsoft Windows, security, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

It's Windows vs. Windows as Microsoft battles piracy

 February 3, 2005 In effort to up sales of Windows, firm has sights set on nearest rival: Not Linux, not the Mac--Windows itself. TAGS: piracy, security patch, emerging market, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., copy, security, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Apple Macintosh, PC, operating system

Microsoft draws fire for stealth test program

 June 13, 2006 Company has turned Windows users into guinea pigs by sending an unfinished antipiracy tool out as a "high priority" update. Images: WGA screenshots TAGS: antipiracy, priority, Automatic Update, software company, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

Patch for masses swats Windows bug

 February 24, 2005 Microsoft uses Windows Update to fix a problem that caused PCs to show the "blue screen of death." TAGS: Microsoft Windows Update, blue screen of death, fix, patch, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows, firewall, antivirus, security, Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Microsoft leaves Word zero-day holes unpatched

 January 9, 2007 Software giant releases fixes for vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, but several known Word zero-day flaws go without patches. TAGS: bulletin, vulnerability, patch management, attacker, Microsoft Update, fix, flaw, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Automatic Update, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows, PC

Week in review: Intel's 'revolutionary leap'

 July 28, 2006 Chipmaker celebates the launch of Core 2 Duo, and Microsoft look to the music market. Plus: MySpace takes the heat. TAGS: leap, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, launch, Week in review, Intel Core 2 Duo, Redmond, Intel Pentium, Microsoft Zune, Automatic Update, music player, entertainment, Intel, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., CEO
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