Microsoft Steps Up Piracy Fight

July 26th 2005 | Microsoft

BBC News - Microsoft has stepped up its fight against software piracy by requiring users to verify their copies of the Windows operating system. Anyone downloading updates for Windows XP will be required to check that their operating system is genuine. Security updates are exempt from this in order to prevent people spreading viruses across the internet.

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Microsoft Steps Up Piracy Fight
Published in: Microsoft on 2005-07-26