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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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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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Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Windows XP
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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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows XP
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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.
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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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Apple Mac OS
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Apple Macintosh
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Microsoft Windows
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PC
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Microsoft Windows XP
PC buyers aim to cut the 'crapware'
April 26, 2007
Following the lead of businesses, some consumers are wiping their systems clean and starting over, but it's not always easy.
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Virtuozzo for Windows goes on sale
June 30, 2005
SWsoft begins selling Windows version of virtualization product that splits a single copy of an OS into multiple "virtual private servers."
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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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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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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.
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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, Macrovision align on copy protection
February 1, 2005
Companies strike antipiracy deal aimed at stopping analog copies of movies, TV shows.
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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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China
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U.S.
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copy
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Microsoft Corp.
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Apple's Tiger unleashed in San Francisco
April 30, 2005
Hundreds of Mac fans line up outside Apple's downtown store in hopes of being first to get their paws on Mac OS X 10.4.
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This week in Windows
January 28, 2005
Microsoft is fed up with Windows pirates and is laying down the law--no more patches for illegitimate copies.
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Microsoft Corp.
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In Asia, Microsoft sees slow start for budget XP
March 17, 2005
The product draws a tepid response in Thailand, Malasysia and Indonesia. Piracy, however, seems to be maintaining its allure.
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Thailand
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Asia
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Intel Celeron
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
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PC
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Microsoft Windows XP
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Jaguar release catapults Apple sales
August 27, 2002
update It's a company record. Consumers snap up more than 100,000 copies of the OS X 10.2 operating system the first weekend it goes on sale, according to Apple.
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Week in review: Pirates and pupils
May 6, 2005
Microsoft is trying to lure users of bogus copies of Windows with an enticing offer. Also: Viruses, phishes and flubs--oh my!
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Bill Gates
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Websense Inc.
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China
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virus
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Microsoft Corp.
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operating system
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Microsoft Windows
Week in review: Chips, and a trip-up, from Intel
April 15, 2005
Chipmaker looks to dual cores and China for new opportunities and touches off minor controversy with its unending interest in Moore's Law.
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Apple Computer
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Critics: Microsoft server license snubs open source
January 28, 2005
Proposed server interoperability license--demanded by the EU--will shut the door on open-source software such as Samba, say critics.
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Samba
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