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Inadvertent pirates to pay Microsoft millions
December 20, 2006 Disc duplication company it hired is allegedly responsible for 20,000 unauthorized copies of Microsoft Exchange and SQL Server.Microsoft extends life of its Java Virtual Machine
April 14, 2004 In an early sign of teamwork between the software giant and Sun, Microsoft will extend support for its JVM to 2007. But distribution has been halted, along with all enhancements and bug fixes.Secondhand Microsoft software goes on sale
November 10, 2005 U.K. company starts trading in secondhand licenses, surprising some resellers. Could it be a new business model?Microsoft tries evading new GPL grasp
July 6, 2007 Redmond says it's not a party to the new license. And those Suse Linux coupons won't get you any support guarantees.Microsoft simplifies code-sharing plan
October 19, 2005 Company strips down its Shared Source Initiative to three licenses, one of which is modeled on the Mozilla Public License.Microsoft: Not enough XPerienced PCs
April 12, 2004 Many companies aren't buying Windows XP--or they're buying the licenses but not installing the software. Microsoft's marketing machine is looking to change that as the Service Pack 2 update rolls out.Free Software Foundation releases GPL 3
June 29, 2007 The new license adjusts to software industry changes but carries several new provisions.Microsoft extends Vista bulk license discount to Europe
March 26, 2007 Amid complaints about bloated prices for the OS in the United Kingdom, software maker extends a U.S. discount program's reach.Glitch hampers Vista family pack option
February 2, 2007 Microsoft says it's working to fix a glitch that stopped some customers from taking advantage of offer to get additional licenses for less.GPL defenders say: See you in court
October 1, 2007 The Software Freedom Law Center files suit--and could roil the waters for more folks than just the single defendant.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.Microsoft lands first licensee in EU protocol program
March 8, 2007 In keeping with European antitrust ruling, Microsoft sells license to Quest Software. License fees still an issue for EU.Creative Commons comes to Microsoft Office
June 21, 2006 Software giant builds a tool that allows Office users to choose a Creative Commons copyright license.Dealer in secondhand Microsoft licenses sees success
April 7, 2006 Loophole in British insolvency laws and a clause within many Microsoft licenses are keys to U.K. dealer's business plan.Microsoft aims to make Dilberts more 'Dynamic'
March 12, 2007 New product for Office is aimed at getting more people within each business to use Redmond's software.Lenovo denies ditching Linux
June 5, 2006 The PC maker, which recently signed a $1.2 billion Microsoft deal, says it has no plans to stop supporting the open-source OS.Microsoft opens up access to virtualization format
October 17, 2006 It removes a license requirement for its Virtual Hard Disk file format to encourage others to develop products.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?The Microsoft penalty that isn't
April 15, 2002 Open Source Initiative co-founder Bruce Perens writes that a proposed antitrust settlement contains a loophole Microsoft will use to escape challenge from its only viable competitor.Sprucing up open source's GPL foundation
December 23, 2004 The license that forms the legal underpinnings of Linux--and a software industry revolution--is being updated for the first time since 1991.
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