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Thursday, November 2, 2006
Beware of Pirates
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Microsoft is continuing its fight against online sites and retailers who sell counterfeit versions of its software.
Readers of this newspaper know that several civil suits have been filed against local firms and individuals.
One acquaintance of mine, a local retailer, has privately expressed concern about Microsoft’s crackdown. Since this retailer sells both new and used computers, he often buys machines that claim to have legitimate copies of Windows installed. He says he tries to get the complete manual and documentation - and asks for assurances from the person selling the computer that the copy is legit. But still he worries.
It’s hard to be critical of Microsoft on this one - pirated and counterfeit software is basically stolen merchandise. On the other hand, I do think there’s a lot of confusion out there and wonder if Microsoft should be doing a better job - especially with retailers - of explaining its policies.
You can read about Microsoft’s anti-piracy program here.
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