Linux Community Steamed over Windows Piracy Report
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A Gartner Group report on PC hardware sales in emerging global markets has stirred up controversy in both the open-source and proprietary software worlds. Eighty percent of personal computers sold in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe that ship with the Linux operating system eventually will be running a pirated copy of Windows, predicts Gartner.
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Developers forum looks at Linux for the disabled. Also: Microsoft chided for ad campaign.
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More PCs run the alternative OS, but many will end up with a pirated version of Windows, report says. Linux may be shipping on a growing number of PCs sold in the emerging markets of Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe.
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It's part of the company's effort to beat back Linux and piracy efforts in developing technology markets.
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The struggling PC vendor polls uses on how to fulfull a popular request for PCs that run on Linux instead of Windows.
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An IT director reports on problems associated with a move to Linux.
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Supporters of the free PC operating  system Linux are preparing to counter a recent Microsoft Corp.   deal which established for the first time the  principle of paying the software giant to use Linux.
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Supporters of PC operating system  Linux are preparing to counter a recent deal penned by  Microsoft Corp  which establishes for the first time  the principle of paying the software giant for the operating  system, whose license requires it to be free.
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Most of the open-source community is finding that it can&#39;t deal with Microsoft&#39;s stance on spam-protection intellectual property.
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Opinion: Is Microsoft getting ready to explore intellectual property lawsuits against Linux and open-source software? If you can&#39;t beat them, sue them?
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A Microsoft ad saying that Linux was 10 times more expensive than Windows has been found to be an unfair advert in the UK. The UK&#39;s Advertising Standards Authority
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Although Linux may be shipping on a growing number of PCs sold in the emerging markets of Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe, about 80% of PCs shipped with the open source operating system this year will eventually run pirated versions of Windows
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Consulting firm reports that about 40 percent of Linux PCs will be modified to run an illegal copy of Windows.
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Software piracy threatens to rob our cultural pioneers of their incentive to keep bringing us the best in everything they do. Microsoft is committed to preventing piracy from hurting legitimate software users, but by staying informed, you can ensure you're being part of the solution.   -- Microsoft on Software Piracy    Oops. Not taking your own advice is just silly.
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A pilot program at the Microsoft Download Center will require users to validate their Windows license in exchange for access to file downloads. Users with counterfeit software may find themselves locked out altogether.
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Computerworld readers across the country have written in angered and frustrated by anitpiracy features that are included in the new Vista operating system.
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Patches released for flaws in software package that lets Windows files and printers be shared by Unix and Linux systems.