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Malaysian Longhorn piracy efforts
After recent appearances by pirated copies of certain alpha builds of the still in development Windows Longhorn operating system, the Malaysian government is making renewed efforts to combat software piracy within its borders.
[blockquote]The Longhorn product is not finished, and won't be officially ready until 2005, but CDs have been spotted on sale in the city of Johor Bahru, which abuts Singapore.
"Microsoft is aware of the pirated copies of Longhorn being sold in the country (Malaysia)," said Jonathan Selvasegaram, a Microsoft attorney. "The version of Longhorn which has been released to date are developer codes, not fit for business or consumer use as it is not a complete product."
Malaysian authorities will send mobile patrols to key locations such as shopping malls to try to interdict the software piracy trade, Sulaiman Mahbob, secretary general of the ministry of domestic trade and consumer affairs, said Thursday. This is a new phase in the government's anti-piracy drive, known as Ops Tulen.
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[blockquote]The Longhorn product is not finished, and won't be officially ready until 2005, but CDs have been spotted on sale in the city of Johor Bahru, which abuts Singapore.
"Microsoft is aware of the pirated copies of Longhorn being sold in the country (Malaysia)," said Jonathan Selvasegaram, a Microsoft attorney. "The version of Longhorn which has been released to date are developer codes, not fit for business or consumer use as it is not a complete product."
Malaysian authorities will send mobile patrols to key locations such as shopping malls to try to interdict the software piracy trade, Sulaiman Mahbob, secretary general of the ministry of domestic trade and consumer affairs, said Thursday. This is a new phase in the government's anti-piracy drive, known as Ops Tulen.
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