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| Time: 00:47 EST/05:47 GMT | News Source: The Register | Posted By: Joshua Baer | ||
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In one little-noticed finding in the most recent compliance status report issued last week, Microsoft has been allowed to withhold rewards to OEMs who ship a PC without an operating system installed. Microsoft argues that this is a necessary sanction to discourage piracy. But equally, it's a disincentive for corporate purchasers who want to ghost an image of Linux onto a pre-specced PC. | ||
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