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Recession Turning Software Auditors Into Greedy Traffic Cops

Posted by Soulskill on from the twenty-six-in-a-twenty-five dept.

judgecorp writes "As the recession bites, software auditors are cracking down, and some are simply exploiting loopholes and technicalities to meet their targets, according to analyst Forrester. They may be within their rights, but they aren't endearing themselves to users; Steve Ballmer faced weary customers in London last year, and admitted Windows licenses have deliberate 'gotchas.'"

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  1. Of course the guy is an asshole... by cortesoft · · Score: 4, Funny

    Julian Heathcote Hobbins, General Counsel for the Federation Against Software Theft (FAST), spoke in defence of the software industry protecting its property rights

    Could the guy have a more pretentious name? Really? Julian Heathcote Hobbins? Could that guy have any other job beside going around and telling people they are using the product they bought incorrectly?

    1. Re:Of course the guy is an asshole... by ceoyoyo · · Score: 2, Funny

      Come on, he can't help his name. Now, using all of them, THAT's pretentious.

    2. Re:Of course the guy is an asshole... by ceoyoyo · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yes, and journalists have this thing for doing lots of background research to dig up people's middle names just so they can put them in articles.