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MSNBC logo MSNBC 3 months ago

Software pirates hijack Windows 7 China debut

TAIPEI/SHANGHAI - At shops in Shanghai's bustling Xinyang market, fake Apple iPhones and Bose speakers sit neatly alongside bootleg copies of Microsoft's new Windows 7 operating system, a week before its official launch. "Which version do you want? Ultimate... Full Article at MSNBC

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    SHANGHAI - I confess, my copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, the latest version of Microsoft's Windows franchise, was just that: a copy. Full Article at NewsMax

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    WITNESS: Pardon my bootleg: Navigating China's pirated waters
    3 months ago

    I picked it up at a shop in a subway station near my house for 20 yuan, or less than $3 -- about the price of a bowl of soupy pork noodles available across Shanghai. Full Article at International Business Times

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    WITNESS: Pardon my bootleg: Navigating China's pirated waters
    3 months ago

    SHANGHAI (Reuters) - I confess, my copy of Windows 7 Ultimate, the latest version of Microsoft's Windows franchise, was just that: a copy. Full Article at Reuters

  4. The Washington Post logo
    WITNESS: Pardon my bootleg Navigating China's pirated waters
    3 months ago

    Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Full Article at The Washington Post

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    SOURCE: MSNBC 3 months ago
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    SOURCE: MSNBC 3 months ago
  3. Which version do you want? Ultimate? Normal? English or Chinese?
    SOURCE: MSNBC 3 months ago
  4. Because of the Internet, we are seeing a trend that software is by and large becoming free for consumers from point to point
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