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Microsoft Goes After "Career Pirates"

Posted by timothy on from the awesome-gold-watches-at-retirement dept.

Stony Stevenson writes "Microsoft has filed 21 lawsuits in US Federal courts as part of an effort to stop those who continually pirate its software. The suits span 14 states and target people and businesses that have allegedly sold pirated copies of Microsoft software. Eight of the suits target companies that Microsoft refers to as 'repeat offender software pirates.' The eight firms had already been sued by Microsoft for selling counterfeit software."

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  1. Re:good by mrbluze · · Score: 5, Funny

    Really, that's who they should be going after. The people selling pirated software. Exactly, nobody should ever be made to pay for such defective software like that from Microsoft.
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  2. Re:I hate to say it... by ahoehn · · Score: 5, Funny

    this is one of the few cases where I agree with Microsoft It's a trick. Don't fall for it.

    The only reason Microsoft could have to do something Non-Evil would be to mask an even deeper and more nefarious purpose.
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  3. That's why I wanted a house boat... by greymond · · Score: 4, Funny

    I figured I could become a career pirate if I had a house boat...you know, sail around raping and pilaging yacht owners in the south pacific and eventually make it big by becoming friends with some pacific islanders who would band together and terrorize the sees around asia and india. I'd never have to worry about paying taxes or paying for anything since I could always sail away. Of course my wife mentioned we could be shot and of course attacked by pirates ourselves, but I'm sure my plan would work in the long run...

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  4. Pirates go after "Career Monopolists" by ichbineinneuben · · Score: 5, Funny

    Some of the programs targeted are referred to by the pirates as "repeat offender monopolist OSs".

  5. This doesn't matter because... by fretlessjazz · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... it's the year of Linux on the Desktop

  6. Re:good by zullnero · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yep. Times are tough here. We can't even afford those fancy "Sea King" cellophane envelopes like they have in China to wrap our software. We have to write the torrent link on a post it and hand it to the guy after he gives us a five dollar bill. No, really.

  7. Re:goodhe by KGIII · · Score: 4, Funny

    Err... You must be new here. Here all things must be free, in both meanings, or some of the vocal few will rage. They're quite obsessed and if you don't agree you are just asking to get flamed. I wish you luck.

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  8. Re:good by mark72005 · · Score: 3, Funny

    doodyhead poopyface