From
Microsoft PressPass:
Microsoft Legal Action Aims to Help Fight Piracy
Twenty
lawsuits allege illegal software sales, while new forensic analysis
shows risks of counterfeit Microsoft software to consumers and
businesses.
REDMOND, Wash. — Sept. 19, 2006 —
As part of Microsoft Corp.’s commitment to honest business partners
that distribute the company’s products, the company announced 20
lawsuits today against resellers allegedly engaged in the distribution
of infringing software and software components. The company also
announced research findings from its first large-scale forensic analysis of counterfeit versions of Microsoft® Windows®
XP acquired in 17 countries around the world, which it says
demonstrates that counterfeit software contains risks for typical
users, not just the “pirates” who manufacture and sell it.
Surely, SURELY it's a coincidence that this announcement comes during
International Talk Like a Pirate Day. Surely.
(FYI: Microsoft is a Write Image client.)
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