MS and Pirates

[Thermo]

MS has been busy fighting the pirates! Take a look at this
http://www.microsoft.com/oem/english...abilities.mspx

[wh666-666]

Yarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !


Im surprised by the amount they obtained in settlements from such a low number of lawsuits.

The lesson here though, if you run an IT business, dont be a dumbass and use pirated software or distribute it.

[ua549]

Death to pirates, aaarrrrrrrrhhh!

[wh666-666]

*gasp* Not death to fluffy beard ua ??



Sorry, couldnt resist

[vertices]

NetFX Pro, one of the companies there, is right here in my town. I was wondering why they suddenly disappeared recently.

I actually ran into them through a quote war for a client. lol. Good for them.

[ua549]

There were 4 companies listed in the Tampa metro area. Good riddance!

I turned in one of my clients who was running (IIRC) 5 unlicensed copies and 10 licensed copies of AutoCad. The 5 copies were hidden on a classified project. It cost them over $100G's. The audit team walked in with a deputy and a warrant. They settled on the spot to avoid litigation that would have cost them big buck federal contracts. What they did was stupid. A few heads rolled, but I remained as their consultant until I retired.

[ImaNihilist]

Hey, I've reported my housemate to the MPAA because I get sick and tired of the Internet being shitty because he's sucking down all the bandwidth pirating TV instead of just paying for cable.

[ua549]

Good for you. Just don't share the same IP address with your housemate. Switch to 3G wireless.

[wh666-666]

NetFX Pro, one of the companies there, is right here in my town. I was wondering why they suddenly disappeared recently.

I actually ran into them through a quote war for a client. lol. Good for them.

Ive been in the same situation before. Where clients have gone to certain companies and ended up with quotes unwittingly for pirated software. Unfortunately, they're still trading.

[ImaNihilist]

Good for you. Just don't share the same IP address with your housemate. Switch to 3G wireless.

Actually, I did it in reverse. I had 3G until the 5GB cap, then I had to switch to his Internet, which isn't terrible, but since it is damn near saturated with BitTorrent traffic 24/7, I actually leave in the morning and go to a coffee shop to get work done.

And they think I'm weird because I damn near refuse to sit down and watch movies and TV like they do every night. I told them it was because I wasn't really into watching pirated material and it made me feel bad. They looked at me like I was crazy. I think I watched on thing there when I first moved in, but it's like every night now.

I am, without a doubt, the poorest one in the house, and the only one who still pays for media. Oh well. I guess I still have some morals. I even *gasp* buy my software. He's the CTO of a tech company with a 6 figure income and won't pay for a legitimate version of Windows. GO FIGURE.

[taggart6]

He's the CTO of a tech company with a 6 figure income and won't pay for a legitimate version of Windows. GO FIGURE.

Why does he need roommates?

[ua549]

I believe he lives in a "high cost" area where a decent place to live costs upward of $3k per month plus utilities. BTDT

[angomeka]

yarrrr that b some high numbers

[ImaNihilist]

I believe he lives in a "high cost" area where a decent place to live costs upward of $3k per month plus utilities. BTDT

Yeah. And he wanted to buy a $1m+ place on a 15yr mortgage.

[fluffmonster]

I'm too lazy to pirate.