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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, antipiracy, Automatic Update, copy, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows Vista, PC

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. TAGS: virtualization, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., copy, operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: margin, piracy, virtual machine, Microsoft Windows Vista, font, copy, Microsoft Corp., PC, Microsoft Windows

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' TAGS: validation, piracy, antipiracy, Microsoft Corp., copy, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: tester, copy, download, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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? TAGS: comic, antipiracy, piracy, Brazil, campaign, intellectual property, Microsoft Corp., copy, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: giveaway, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2007, tax, Microsoft Windows Vista, copy, Microsoft Corp.

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. TAGS: virtual machine, virtualization, antipiracy, buyer, copy, Microsoft Windows Vista, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

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

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? TAGS: DisplaySearch, HD-DVD, Blu-ray, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., NPD Group Inc., 1080p, DVD, format, TV, copy, movie, HDTV, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp.

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? TAGS: virtualization, VMware, licensing agreement, antitrust, pricing, license, virtual machine, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server, copy, software company, Microsoft Corp., information technology, server, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft eyes ads as consumers close wallets

November 16, 2005 Software giant gets only about $2 for each copy of Works on new PCs, and there is no money in Money, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: paper, MSN, Microsoft Corp., copy, Microsoft Office, Google Inc.

Microsoft sells 20 million Vista licenses

March 26, 2007 The software maker says Windows Vista is off to a fast start, outpacing initial sales of XP. TAGS: PC company, Microsoft Windows Vista, vice president, Media Center PC, copy, Microsoft Corp., Gateway Inc., PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, HP

Google and UC sign contract to digitize books

August 9, 2006 Google set to digitize millions of books from the University of California's more than 100 libraries across its 10 campuses. TAGS: Brewster Kahle, Google Inc., library, copy, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Latest toe in the movie download pond? Wal-Mart

November 28, 2006 Retail giant launches program that bundles a video download with purchase of the physical DVD. TAGS: Wal-Mart Stores Inc., portable device, digital video, download, movie, Windows Media, copy, Microsoft Windows Media Player, DVD, video, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, PC

Week in review: Got Real ID?

March 2, 2007 Bush administration says states will have until 2013 to issue the ID cards, wants to create the equivalent of a national database. TAGS: Real ID Act, ID card, Week in review, homeland security, state, reader, copy, database, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP
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