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  Microsoft's Anti-Piracy Efforts: Millions Spent Driving People To Open Source Software
Time: 07:54 EST/12:54 GMT | News Source: *Linked Within Post* | Posted By: Chris Hedlund

In the past, Microsoft used to be willing to admit that unauthorized copies helped the company, as it helped establish its software as a near-monopoly in certain areas, and kept competitors out. But, in the past few years, the company has become more adamant, not just about denying any possible "benefits" to unauthorized copies, but in trying to crack down on them at any cost. The NY Times has an article highlighting Microsoft's "fight" against unauthorized copies, and does so with dramatic (and cinematic) claims about how organized crime groups are turning to software copying, as an alternative to drugs

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