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● 12.27.09

●● Microsoft Restricts the Use of Its Products in India

Posted in Asia, Courtroom, Microsoft, Windows at 5:46 am by Dr. Roy Schestowitz

Summary: Microsoft, the “pirate”, has decided to put an end to copies of its products that do not bring direct income (purchase price); this involves aggressive action and arrests that would only encourage use of GNU/Linux by sellers

A couple of weeks ago we saw Microsoft engaging in illegal activities in order to fine counterfeiters of its products in India. Microsoft — not the counterfeiters — was fined for trial abuse, which was not too surprising given the i4i trial misconduct. Microsoft plays dirty even in the courtroom.

=> Microsoft engaging in illegal activities in order to fine counterfeiters of its products in India | the i4i trial misconduct

News from India suggests that Microsoft is up for it again.

Software firm chief arrested for forging Microsoft productsCBI arrests two persons for making counterfeit softwareSoftware firm chief arrested for forging Microsoft productsCBI arrests MD of software company for piracy

The CBI on Friday arrested the managing director of a software firm for allegedly carrying out piracy of Microsoft products. The accused, Kamlesh Jha, who heads a Dwarka-based firm, K K Solutions, was a gold certified partner of Microsoft, the complainant in the case.

Yes, Microsoft is sending to jail its gold-certified partners, too. So typical. Also see:

=> So typical

IT firm chief arrested for software piracy

A managing director of a city based software firm, a gold certified partner of Microsoft, and his associate have been arrested for cheating and forgery of Microsoft products, officials of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said Friday.

Only weeks ago, Microsoft publicly said that counterfeiting was not a problem to its business. Prior to that, Microsoft even said that counterfeiting was beneficial to its business. We wrote about this before, e.g. in:

Microsoft’s Crocodile TearsWhen a Convicted Criminal Accuses Others of CrimeMicrosoft Contradicts the BSA While the BSA Attacks Users of Proprietary SoftwareMicrosoft Makes Even the MPAA/RIAA Look Good by Starting a War on Customers, VendorsMicrosoft Uses Propaganda to Acquire ICT in Nigeria and Abu DhabiAntitrust Complaint About Microsoft, a So-called ‘Pirate’Microsoft Insults the People of China, Oman, the Newly-elected PresidentMicrosoft Crimes Emit Another $4,415,258 in Arizona, Amid Newer Crimes

When Microsoft cracks down on illegal copies of its products, then something has clearly gone wrong with the business model. █

“As long as they are going to steal it, we want them to steal ours.”

–Bill Gates

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