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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. TAGS: copy, piracy, offer, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, piracy, representative, researcher, copy, Microsoft Windows Update, Microsoft Corp., key, Microsoft Windows, operating system, security, PC, 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. TAGS: piracy, add-on, copy, patch management, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, CD, security, Microsoft Windows XP

Another way past Windows antipiracy found

 August 6, 2005 Yet another way emerges to bypass Microsoft's validation tool meant to stop people with the pirated OS from getting downloads. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage, antipiracy, piracy, representative, check, ActiveX, Microsoft Corp., software company, Web browser, Firefox, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP

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

Microsoft proposes piracy amnesty

 November 24, 2004 Software juggernaut raises the white flag, offering to replace people's counterfeit copies of Windows XP. TAGS: piracy, U.K., OEM, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Vista Views: Putting PCs on hold over piracy

 October 6, 2006 Readers pitch on whether Microsoft is doing the right thing in using lockouts to enforce its antipiracy measures. TAGS: margin, antipiracy, hold, piracy, font, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft to lock pirates out of Vista PCs

 October 4, 2006 Antipiracy tech to shut people out of their PCs if the OS isn't activated soon after installation. TAGS: antipiracy, piracy, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC, Web browser, Microsoft Windows XP

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. TAGS: Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Asia, piracy, Intel Celeron, response, OEM, Microsoft Corp., copy, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, PC, operating system, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows
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