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Thu Nov 5 14:38:21 CET 2009

US software giant Microsoft said Thursday that users globally have =
started to join the fight against software piracy by sending in over =
150,000 reports about problems with fake Microsoft products over the =
last two years.

Link to the article: http://www.ip-watch.org/weblog/?p=3D8188

An alternative for legalising "illegal" MS software is moving to Open =
Source software ...

I still believe that within a few years, there will be no Microsoft =
anymore. The firms is not innovative (probably never has been), and =
users don't need yet another Windows or Word version. So "selling" =
software is just a matter of law enforcement, a "fight" that justifies =
all means for MS, apparently.

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<DIV>From IP-Watch: Microsoft Drafts Consumers In Fight Against Software =
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Carrot And Stick</DIV>
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<DIV>US software giant Microsoft said Thursday that users globally have =
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to join the fight against software piracy by sending in over 150,000 =
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believe that within=20
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innovative (probably never has been), and users don't need yet another=20
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