Malaysian authorities have begun raiding computer retail outlets offering pirated software amid concerns that illegal copies of Microsoft Corp.’s newest operating system, Windows Vista, are on sale.The strategy marks a shift from crackdowns over the past year that mainly targeted companies using unlicensed software, Ahmad Dahuri Mahmud, the Domestic Trade Ministry’s deputy director general of enforcement, said Friday.”Computer dealers often sweeten computer purchases by offering consumers free (pirated) software pre-loaded onto their personal computers,” Ahmad Dahuri told a news conference.The current clampdown started Thursday with the arrest of a store owner in a Kuala Lumpur suburban shopping mall.
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Malaysia acts on Software Piracy
February 17th, 2007 · No Comments
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Microsoft’s Browser Loses Market Share Despite 100 Million IE 7 Installs,
January 18th, 2007 · No Comments
While Microsoft recently publicized the 100 millionth installation of Internet Explorer 7, Web measurement firm WebSideStory has indicated that IE7 is simply replacing oolder editions of IE. IE7 has not had an impact on Firefox’s ability to increase market share.
WebSideStory indicated that Microsoft’s quotation of its numbers was correct, but didn’t tell the whole [...]
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IE7 reaches 100 Million Installations
January 18th, 2007 · No Comments
Tony Chor Group Program Manager reporteed that on January 8th, Microsoft had the 100 millionth IE7 installation. Chor stressed that even more important than installations is usage. According to WebSideStory as of this week, over 25% of all visitors to websites in the US were using IE7, making IE7 the second most used browser after [...]
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