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Pirates sell Microsoft's next Windows system | |
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| Time: 10:03 EST/15:03 GMT | News Source: Reuters | Posted By: Todd Richardson | ||
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Malaysia's brazen software pirates are hawking the next version of Microsoft's Windows operating system years before it is supposed to be on sale. Underscoring the scale of U.S. companies' copyright problems in Asia, CDs containing software Microsoft has code named "Longhorn" are on sale for six ringgit (92 pence) in southern Malaysia. Microsoft's current version of Windows, XP, sells for upwards of $100 (58 pounds) in the United States. The software is an early version of Longhorn demonstrated and distributed at a conference for Microsoft programmers in Los Angeles in October, Microsoft Corporate Attorney Jonathan Selvasegaram told Reuters. | ||
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| #1 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 12/1/2003 10:29:41 AM |
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Apparently they've been so impressed with Linux, they can't wait to get their hands on something better...
like a beta version of windows. |
| #2 By 1295 (216.84.210.100) at 12/1/2003 12:03:29 PM |
| lol |
| #3 By 665 (198.51.49.2) at 12/1/2003 3:45:47 PM |
| I hope this doesn't deter MS from releasing more pre-beta builds. |
| #4 By 135 (209.180.28.6) at 12/1/2003 6:03:09 PM |
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ToddAW - I get the impression with Longhorn they don't much care. They want it widely distributed.
Maybe MS is the ones sellings the discs over there? |
| #5 By 18033 (211.26.193.94) at 12/1/2003 8:52:23 PM |
| Yeh soda Ive heard they dont care either - I guess they only want to protect certain things - like the Aero interface. Dont think we'll be seeing that in a beta anytime soon. :-) ('doh) |
| #6 By 12071 (203.185.215.149) at 12/1/2003 9:31:18 PM |
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"six ringgit (92 pence)"
US$1.60 for beta software doesn't sound too bad! Saves you time and money by having to download it yourself and then having to burn it to cd! |
| #7 By 18033 (211.26.193.94) at 12/1/2003 11:27:18 PM |
| I wouldnt pay anything over $0.00 for a BETA...... :-) |
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