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January video game sales hit $1.18 billion
February 15, 2008
Nintendo's Wii console keeps a slim edge over rivals amid ongoing supply constraints.
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Microsoft: Can we check your software license?
September 17, 2004
Know whether your copy of Windows is licensed? The software maker might ask you this next time you visit its download site.
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Windows adds 'maybe pirate' category
February 28, 2007
The company's antipiracy software adds a "yellow state" for times when it just can't tell if software is genuine.Image: A 'maybe pirate'
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Microsoft: Legit Windows or no updates
January 26, 2005
Company plans to require customers to verify their copy of Windows is genuine before downloading patches, other add-ons.
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False starts in race to future of DVDs
October 15, 2007
The number of Blu-ray and HD DVD players and discs remains stubbornly miniscule. Should consumers pay any attention at all?
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Microsoft plans to give some pirates a break
May 4, 2005
People duped into buying counterfeit versions of Windows could get free licensed copies of the operating system.
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Microsoft trades Windows discount for piracy info
March 4, 2005
Company offers users in China a 50 percent discount if they come clean on how they got their bootleg copy of the operating system.
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Microsoft expands antipiracy program
March 30, 2005
Company will require those who want to download a local language add-on to Windows to verify that their copy of the OS is legitimate.
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Vista views: Microsoft's license changes
October 18, 2006
Readers pitch on whether Microsoft is being too stringent in restricting Vista transfers to one PC.
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Microsoft backtracks on Vista transfer limits
November 2, 2006
Amid outcry from tech enthusiasts, Microsoft says it will allow retail Windows buyers unlimited license transfers to a different PC.
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Microsoft reaches limit on Vista, Office giveaway
December 1, 2006
Offer quickly draws 30,000 IT pros, but free software could leave them with a tax bill.
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Microsoft says Vista beta testers better hurry
June 29, 2006
Cutoff for downloading current test version of next operating system is nearing, company blogger warns.
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Microsoft to use comics in antipiracy campaign
January 22, 2007
Software giant has been expanding its antipiracy campaign since mid-2005, but can't yet say whether efforts are paying off.Images: Which copy of XP is the fake?
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Microsoft and the looming storm over virtualization
April 21, 2006
CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says an industry grumbling over pricing hints at a deeper rift. Is a legal showdown ahead?
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Bypass found for Windows piracy check
May 23, 2005
Using a tool from Microsoft, it is possible to get around the company's piracy test, a researcher says.
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Stolen 'Halo 2' hits pirate sites
October 14, 2004
Microsoft vows to punish whoever stole the hotly anticipated Xbox game, due for release next month.
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Piracy-check mandatory for Windows add-ons
July 26, 2005
From now on, customers looking to get the latest add-ons to Windows will have to verify that their copy of the operating system is legit.
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This week in Microsoft
May 6, 2005
Microsoft is trying to lure users of bogus copies of Windows with an enticing offer.
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Microsoft cracks down on source code traders
February 18, 2004
Microsoft has sent several letters to people known to have posted Windows source code on the Internet, warning them to stop offering the files and erase any copies.
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Microsoft limits Vista transfers
October 16, 2006
Retail buyers of the OS will only be able to legally transfer the software once. After that, it's back to the store to buy a new copy.
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