This is why people pirate Windows

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	This is why people pirate Windows After reformatting with a Digital River Windows 7 backup disc, my Windows experience turned into a nightmare of returning errors: This copy of Windows is not genuine -- You may be a victim of counterfeiting. After this I can see why people get burned from the Windows Genuine Advantage experience and take other options like pirating Windows. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks IDC Worldwide Enterprise WLAN 2011-2012 Vendor Analysis Covering a variety of vendors in the enterprise WLAN market, this evaluation is based on various deployment architectures and set of parameters that assess vendors relative to one another and to those factors expected to be most conducive to success in the short and the long term. Read now. In this Issue Microsoft offers Signature de-bloating service for Windows 7 systems Why aren't Apple and Amazon dumping on Windows RT? Microsoft funds a Russian BitTorrent killer Windows 1.0: Still playing Reversi after all these years Microsoft awaits $250 M windfall from Facebook IPO Microsoft Kinect ads will watch you while you watch them Microsoft tunes up Windows 8 multi-screen Microsoft anti-bloatware service to apply to Windows 8 PCs, too Consumer love for mobile sparks discontent with Microsoft's software Intel CEO Otellini calls out ARM on Windows 8 tablets WHITE PAPER: Condusiv Technologies (formerly Diskeeper Corporation) Get a 35% Virtual System Speed Boost Virtual infrastructures must be dynamic, efficient and above all else, fast because they process the most critical company data. But underlying resource use must be optimized or the platform can slow to a crawl. V-locity 3 brings an unprecedented depth of resource awareness and new technology for peak performance in any virtual environment. Download Now! Microsoft offers Signature de-bloating service for Windows 7 systems For over a year, Microsoft has been offering "Signature" systems from a handful of its hardware partners, which feature minimal, if any, pre-installed bloatware. The vast majority of companies selling Windows machines tend to load-up their systems with annoying trialware and advertisements to help mitigate costs, usually to the detriment of end users. Read More Why aren't Apple and Amazon dumping on Windows RT? Mozilla's top lawyer is upset because he's pretty sure Windows RT won't support a fully featured Firefox browser. Intel's CEO Paul Otellini hip-checked Windows RT because he says it won't support legacy Windows 7 applications. Read More Microsoft funds a Russian BitTorrent killer A Russian startup developer is claiming to have a new method for tracking and shutting down any trading of copyrighted works on BitTorrent, and they are getting help from Microsoft to keep the development going. Read More WEBCAST: FireEye FireEye Advanced Threat Protection KnowledgeVault This interactive KnowledgeVault focuses on the continually evolving and sophisticated tactics of cybercriminals and how you can protect your enterprise against next-generation targeted threats with next-generation technology. Learn more. Windows 1.0: Still playing Reversi after all these years From the NWW archives: Remember your first time firing up Windows 1.0 and playing some Reversi? I don't, since I was six years old and cruising through Montezuma's Revenge and Oregon Trail on an Apple II at the time. Chances are good you don't remember Windows 1.0, either. It took a few versions for Bill Gates' favorite software to really take off. I recently used Windows 1.0 for the first time, after downloading an old copy and installing it in a virtual machine on my Windows 7 PC. Here are the results. Read More Microsoft awaits $250 M windfall from Facebook IPO Microsoft is all set to get a $250 million windfall when it sells 20 percent of its estimated 1.8 percent stake in Facebook in the forthcoming initial public offering (IPO) of the social networking giant. At the higher end of the proposed $34-$38 per share price band for the IPO, Microsoft's entire stake in Facebook would be valued at about $1.25 billion. Read More Microsoft Kinect ads will watch you while you watch them Do you watch commercials or do use that timeslot to run to the restroom or to the kitchen? Do you fast-forward to skip as many commercials as possible when watching TV via a DVR or On Demand? Microsoft hopes to change all that by offering Kinect-powered interactive commercials called NUads (Natural User Interface Advertisements). Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell VMware 10 Reasons to Modernize the Desktop Learn how to enhance your business through VMware View Learn More Now! Microsoft tunes up Windows 8 multi-screen When Microsoft launches Windows 8 Release Preview next month the operating system will have improved navigation features for users who like more than one monitor to display all their applications. Read More Microsoft anti-bloatware service to apply to Windows 8 PCs, too A Microsoft in-store program that scrubs "bloatware" from Windows PCs will also be offered when Windows 8 machines reach the market later this year, a company representative said. Read More Consumer love for mobile sparks discontent with Microsoft's software Satisfaction with Microsoft's software slipped last year, part of an industrywide downturn driven by U.S. consumer discontent with traditional PC programs, a national survey said today. Read More Intel CEO Otellini calls out ARM on Windows 8 tablets Intel CEO Paul Otellini said that the company has an advantage over its rival ARM on Windows 8 for tablets because of decades of developing x86 chips that support the Windows operating system. Read More
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