The controversial "kill switch" function of Windows Vista will be disabled by Microsoft after customer complaints that legitimate copies of the OS were recognised as pirate copies.
Apple has filed an updated patent application for a technology that would give it control over its software that is similar to Microsoft's much-criticised Windows Genuine Advantage.
Antipiracy tool will reduce check-ins to biweekly, instead of after each boot-up, and will stop checking-in entirely later this year.
Microsoft has been named in a second lawsuit over its antipiracy Windows Genuine Advantage program, which plaintiffs allege acts as "spyware" on their systems.
Counterfeiters aren't Microsoft's only opponents in its effort to combat piracy: Some of its customers are against it, too.
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Intel aims to boost consumer interest in PCs and its processors by announcing components for a portable personal video player on Monday.
The first add-ons that purportedly allow the console to play illegally copied game software have gone on sale, but analysts say they're unlikely to inspire a wave of copy infringement.
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