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Study: Software piracy costs $34 billion

May 23, 2006 Losses worldwide are up $1.6 billion from 2004, IDC finds. About one out of every three software copies is pirated. TAGS: piracy, China, rate, India, U.S., PC

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

About South Korea's 'dependency' on Microsoft

January 29, 2007 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says South Korea might be in bed with Microsoft, but PC users there are kicking the company hard. TAGS: South Korea, e-government, piracy, Seoul, nation, government, Internet Service Provider, Microsoft Corp., Samsung Electronics, security, PC

Ballmer: We need a $100 PC

October 20, 2004 The Microsoft CEO says one way to stem growing piracy of Windows and Office in emerging markets is to offer low-cost computers. TAGS: Steve Ballmer, piracy, Munich, emerging market, India, Linux, CEO, city, China, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, PC, security, Microsoft Windows

Vista won't show fancy side to pirates

April 13, 2006 Aero graphics require higher-end version of Vista, plus system meeting arcane requirements. TAGS: piracy, memory bandwidth, graphics chip, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

U.S. calls for more antipiracy action from China

April 12, 2006 Government officials applaud China's PC and optical disc factory crackdown but say more action is needed. TAGS: China, piracy, antipiracy, business software, margin, U.S., operating system, PC

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, PC, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Web browser

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, Microsoft Windows Vista, font, Microsoft Corp., operating system, PC, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft makes copying Vista a monster task

March 30, 2007 From the box to the code, Redmond is clamping down, forcing pirates to go to greater lengths to create "Frankenbuilds" that can evade detection. Photo: Staying ahead of pirates TAGS: antipiracy, validation, product key, piracy, activation, Microsoft Windows Vista, check, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, operating system, PC

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