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May 4, 2005 People duped into buying counterfeit versions of Windows could get free licensed copies of the operating system. TAGS: copy, piracy, offer, Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

May 23, 2005 Using a tool from Microsoft, it is possible to get around the company's piracy test, a researcher says. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, piracy, representative, researcher, copy, Microsoft Windows Update, key, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, security, PC, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: piracy, add-on, copy, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, CD, security, Microsoft Windows XP

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, copy, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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

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, copy, Microsoft Corp., Linux, security, Microsoft Windows, PC, operating system, Apple Macintosh

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, intellectual property, campaign, Microsoft Corp., copy, Microsoft Windows

March 17, 2005 The product draws a tepid response in Thailand, Malasysia and Indonesia. Piracy, however, seems to be maintaining its allure. TAGS: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Asia, piracy, Intel Celeron, OEM, response, copy, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, operating system

January 28, 2005 Microsoft is fed up with Windows pirates and is laying down the law--no more patches for illegitimate copies. TAGS: piracy, Week in review, patch management, MySQL, malicious program, bot, online game, worm, security, Microsoft Corp., copy, password, database, Apple Computer, antivirus, Microsoft Windows

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