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  • Selling OEM Windows copies - you can do it in Europe
    Thursday 9 May 2002 – 09:21
    Our recent piece on Microsoft's interesting claim (now withdrawn) that it's a legal requirement that a preinstalled operating system system remain with a machine for the life of the machine prompted a contribution on a related matter from Andrew Katz of Moorcrofts Corporate Law, who argues in some detail that under European law Microsoft has no right to stop you selling on any copy of Windows, including preinstalled versions.
  • Microsoft will replace fake copies of XP
    Wednesday 24 November 2004 – 09:37
    Software pirates' increasing skill at creating counterfeit versions of Windows XP has prompted Microsoft to introduce a pilot program that offers to verify whether consumers' software is legitimate and replace fake versions with authentic goods.
  • MS turns up heat on warezed WinXP copies
    Monday 10 June 2002 – 03:04
    The beta of Service Pack 1 for Windows XP has now shipped to testers and, as previously advertised, it declines to install if you're using a leaked WinXP licence key.
  • Compaq carbon copies portable products
    Sunday 14 March 1999 – 07:25
    Compaq Computer Corp.
  • No more updates for pirated Windows copies
    Wednesday 26 January 2005 – 06:29
    Microsoft announced that it will broaden its anti-piracy effort by limiting access to most software updates to users who authenticate their Windows software. A pilot program that currently encourages mainly US users to reveal the identity of their operating system will be extended to 20 new languages in February.

Articles & reviews

  • EA sells 22 million copies of The Sims in FY2007*
    Wednesday 9 May 2007 – 02:09
    Electronic Arts has presented a mixed bag of results for its fiscal Q4 2007 and the total 2007 fiscal year. While the company had seven blockbuster game titles that sold more than three million copies each, revenues declined in Q4 and profits turned into losses....
  • Bill Gates: 40 million Vista copies sold*
    Thursday 17 May 2007 – 01:50
    Bill Gates: 40 million Vista copies sold Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates gave his last keynote at the WinHEC conference earlier this morning and outlined the success of the Windows Vista operating system. ...

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