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    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.

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    Microsoft is to allow pirated copies of Windows XP to download and install Internet Explorer 7 without gaining Windows Genuine Advantage authentication, which is a move to boost security but not encourage piracy, according to the software giant.

  • Microsoft pulls plug on security patch project

    AutoPatcher, a four-year-old project to distribute Microsoft patches and other updates to software that runs on Windows, has shut down because of a Microsoft request.

  • Microsoft outage locks out 'genuine' Windows users

    Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage servers experienced severe disruption over the weekend, stopping users validating their Microsoft software.

  • Five hundred calls per month to piracy hotline: Microsoft

    Microsoft revealed that it receives around 500 calls per month to its Australian anti-piracy hotline from consumers that feel they have been ripped off and from resellers that are being pushed out of the market by dealers in pirate software.

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    Microsoft recruiting software pirates to fight Firefox?

    Microsoft is going to let everyone -- even people with an illegal pirate copy of Windows XP -- download IE7 because the software giant really cares about the safety and security of all Internet users. (But don't mention Firefox ...)

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