Terrorist Alert: Microsoft reveals piracy battle plan for the UK

Posted by tadelste on Feb 20, 2006 7:10 AM EDT
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Microsoft has launched a campaign targeting software piracy in the UK. Called 'Keep IT Real', the campaign aims to reduce the UK piracy level for Windows by five per cent to 11.7 per cent within three years. The company says its goal would help the UK economy. "Keep IT Real will help us to address the problem in a number of ways," Microsoft UK head of anti-piracy Michala Alexander said. "By educating customers on how to purchase legitimate software, we can protect them from the risks associated with piracy. And by closing down channels for the sale of pirate software, we can reduce the impact of illegal trade on Microsoft's UK partners."

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This is good news. cr 9 1,108 Feb 21, 2006 2:23 AM
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