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Best Buy 'Geek Squad' Accused of Pirating Software

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pirate-squad dept.

Alien54 writes "Texas software company Winternals Software LP has sued Best Buy Co. Inc. in federal court, alleging that the nation's largest consumer electronics retailer was using unlicensed versions of its diagnostic equipment. Best Buy's Geek Squad, is alleged to be using pirated versions of the software since talks on a commercial licensing agreement broke off. A restraining order has been granted."

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  1. Geek Pirates Ahoy? by crowtc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Any theories on how is this going to affect global warming?

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    1. Re:Geek Pirates Ahoy? by crowtc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      So, how many pirates are we talking here?

      Do they have enough ships, peg-legs and parrots to go around?

      Will his holy spaghettiness freeze off our nards on this one?

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      -=- I tried going insane, and it was fun for a while, but I got bored and decided to go sane. -=-
  2. Re:big supprise.. by Bassman59 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    "Who would of thought,"

    Go back to grade school. You're trying to say, "Who would have thought."

    Or, contracted, you get, "Who would've thought."

    In any case, you're wrong.

  3. mod me down if you wish but... by Aslan72 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ha ha