• Microsoft’s antipiracy effort brings in $77M
  More aggressive anticopying technology and a string of lawsuits are credited for the new found money in a saturated market.
  (tags: Sales Piracy )
• New Mac Pros welcome Windows Vista 64-bit with open arms
  Not only can you now run Vista Home Basic and Home Premium legally in a Mac virtual environment, but you can also run the 64-bit versions of Vista on a Mac with Boot Camp.
  (tags: Virtualization Dual 64-bit )

More aggressive anticopying technology and a string of lawsuits are credited for the new found money in a saturated market. Keep reading →

• Windows Vista, Office 2007 Expelled From British Schools
  This is FUD. Same as when the DOT announced their ‘ban’. It isn’t a ‘ban’, it’s a notice to “wait until we’re ready”. They clearly say that it can be purchased on new computers. I would advise caution on upgrading existing computers just as they have.
  (tags: FUD Anti-Vista PR )
• Vista pirated half as much as XP, Microsoft Happy
  Microsoft calculates, based on WGA data, that Vista is pirated half as much as XP is/was, and credits this reduction to the improved anti-piracy measures in Vista.
  (tags: Piracy )

Microsoft calculates, based on WGA data, that Vista is pirated half as much as XP is/was, and credits this reduction to the improved anti-piracy measures in Vista. Keep reading →

• Microsoft: Vista’s ‘Black Screen of Death’ Is a Hoax
  Ignore the link from yesterday to this story, looks like it’s not true.
  (tags: PR Hack Piracy )
• Black screen of darkness to haunt Vista pirates
  If your Vista isn’t genuine, you may be headed to the dark side soon!
  (tags: Legal )

Ignore the link from yesterday to this story, looks like it’s not true. Keep reading →

Michala Alexander, head of Microsoft’s antipiracy program recently said “Even if we dropped prices, people would still counterfeit the software.” Well, in China Microsoft has dropped their prices on Windows Vista by as much as 67%. Of course they hope that at least some people will buy their product legally if the price is lower, but is this such a good idea, and how will this effect pricing in the rest of the world? Keep reading →

They figure their’s a chance that the pirate may eventually be converted to a paying customer. Keep reading →

Hard to believe how many different ways people are coming up with to try and break Vistas activation. This one sounds like a trojan horse, leaving a remote administration service behind. You get what you pay for! Keep reading →

Ironic that the OS designed to be the most secure is now in itself a virus. Keep reading →