As expected , Microsoft ’s controversial anti - piracy programshave erect a braggy fuss in China , where a good amount of ship’s company are probably using not - so - legal versions of Windows on all their work computing gadget . One Beijing attorney made a submission to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce , paint a picture a $ 1 billion fine for what he call “ illegal measures to deal with [ piracy ] . ” The government said it was looking into it . Another man , who aver he was n’t essay redress , sued Microsoft in a Beijing dominion court for “ violating the integrity of his computer . ” He argued that “ Microsoft has no right hand to judge whether the installed software system is highjack or not ” and demanded that the company remove the placard that he was software plagiarism dupe from his computer software . Just to freshen , the “ illegal measure in question ” isa nagware that turns the screen blackon allegedly pirate copy of windows every hour . No datum is lost , you ’re given a countdown for when your projection screen will return to normal … it ’s basically just a major botheration ( assume that it is only pirated copies getting nagged ) . Is it just me , or does this seem a little brazen of people to sue for what ’s essentially stealing ? I think I ’m actually starting to feel disconsolate for the big guy rope . [ Shanghai Daily ]
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