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| Time: 16:24 EST/21:24 GMT | News Source: ZDNet | Posted By: Viper | ||
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In its continuing jihad against software piracy, Microsoft's legal department has sent letters to corporate customers demanding they conduct internal audits of their software licenses and submit their findings within 30 days to the software giant. The letter, using language no less intimidating than the Internal Revenue Service might use, also includes a form that spells out the audit process. Customers must report the number of installs, documented licenses, license upgrades and unlicensed software. Covered in the process are operating systems, Office suites, individual applications, BackOffice products and the Visio product line. The audits are not only costing IT shops time and money (some well into five figures), but several customers contacted this week who received the letters without warning said they bordered on harassment. | ||
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| #1 By 20 (Unknown) at 6/23/2001 12:41:00 AM |
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I'm not sure a.) If Z.D.Net isn't doing their usual embelishment/sensationalism and/or b.) what MS is trying to accomplish. If wonder if MS is hedging their bets in the case of a break up. I wonder if they think they can hurry up and crack down on priacy to bring in a quick bunch of revenue before embarking on the long and arduous process of break up. Given how the Appelate (sp?) Judges ragged on Judge "Sleep" Jackson, I'd say it's unlikely at this point that the Judges will allow Jackson's ruling to stand. There is, however, a slight possibility that MS could lose again and have to go through with it. |
| #2 By 111 (Unknown) at 6/23/2001 2:59:00 PM |
| This is some of the crap I hate from ZDNet. They talk SOOOO much about this letter......but don't post it. Before I make any opinion based on an undereducated author's flamebait post about a corporate giant, I DEMAND to see written proof. Otherwise, he just as bad as everyone else. |
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