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Gorbachev Asks Gates to Intervene in Piracy Case

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the bit-exteme dept.

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev has asked Bill Gates to intervene in a software piracy case against the headmaster of a middle school. If convicted, Alexander Ponosov could face detention in a Siberian prison camp for his crime.

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  1. In Soviet Russia... by drewzhrodague · · Score: 5, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, Bill Gates hates YOU!

    I'm sorry, I had to.

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    1. Re:In Soviet Russia... by $RANDOMLUSER · · Score: 2, Funny

      In Soviet Amerika, Bill Gates sends gulag to YOU!

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      No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
    2. Re:In Soviet Russia... by ThatsNotFunny · · Score: 5, Funny

      Eh... i think i'll wait for Gulag SP2.

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      "Was it a millionaire who said 'Imagine No Posessions?'" -- Elvis Costello
    3. Re:In Soviet Russia... by sconeu · · Score: 2, Funny

      I believe that's Windows Vista.

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    4. Re:In Soviet Russia... by rifter · · Score: 2, Funny

      If you're going to be inside the gulag, wouldn't you want there to be more vulnerabilities??

      Dude. Gulag is in Siberia. Is very cold. Last thing you are wanting is holes in the firewall, dig?

  2. Prison Camp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Siberian Prison Camp is a little hard core for a Bootleg OS. Hope they don't catch me, they might try to genocide my ass or something.

  3. Inspired students by RichMan · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ok so how many north american students are ripping the authentication stickers off school owned Dell machines and keying the phone number to the BSA in as they read this.

    Reporting your teacher/principal to the BSA, priceless.

    1. Re:Inspired students by megaditto · · Score: 3, Funny

      Why anybody would let these people in the door is beyond me
      Well... Perhaps the BSA auditors would like to hear about Jehovah?
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    2. Re:Inspired students by Max+Littlemore · · Score: 4, Funny

      I think you'd be making a BIG mistake taking that attitude.

      Instead of threatening them with police involvement, try inviting them politely in to a special waiting room with modern looking, yet incredibly uncomfortable, furniture and ask them to wait until your company's Microsoft Purchasing Officer is ready to answer their queries.

      When it's time to lock up and go home, tell them they are welcome to come again the next business day, or you can call them when you actually hire a Microsft Purchasing Officer if they'd prefer.

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  4. Dear Bill Gates: by Peter+Trepan · · Score: 5, Funny

    We wish to send convicted pirate to Siberia for cracking Windows Vista, but can not afford police. Please to apprehend him personally.

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    Step into a huge movement. Don't Tread In Me.

  5. imprisonment? by User+956 · · Score: 4, Funny

    If convicted, Alexander Ponosov could face detention in a Siberian prison camp for his crime.

    Imprisonment? I thought the russian government just poisoned everyone with Polonium 210 these days.

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  6. Six Words from Bill by StikyPad · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mr. Gorbachev: Tear down that firewall.

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  7. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 2, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  8. Dear Mister Gate by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    you are friend no? i like friend and you microsoft software. if you like i upload picture of my sister make sex to internet for you.

    i am use your software for free because we very poor in kazakhstan. if sue for pirate i have my hand cut off and not upload pictures of my sister make sex. i am very poor to buy software and only own 1 goat but if you like i upload picture of make sex with goat. you like huh?

    you friend,

    Borat Sagdiyev

  9. The teacher was a Notes user.... by LibertineR · · Score: 2, Funny

    This, Gates could not forgive.

  10. Re:oh no! by ettlz · · Score: 4, Funny

    Whoa! Do those GULAGs still exist??? I thought they were done away with!

    All those MP3 files didn't type their contents into those Russian redistribution sites by themselves, you know.

  11. Re:Tweeeeet!! Apostrophe abuse! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ills be thankings you fors pointings out da mistakens in me sentencing structures as a gift I have includeds somes various's punctuations. ,.,.,.,::;;()''""

  12. Re:Gates just Declined by hitmanWilly1337 · · Score: 2, Funny

    This is the most shocking thing ive heard since someone told me that the sky was blue!