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Microsoft Boosts Windows 7 Anti-Piracy Efforts

Oh, here we go again. Microsoft has added another anti-piracy layer to Windows 7, which will no doubt lead to complaints from folks that Redmond is collecting too much information from users and sending it back to the mother ship. And, hey, maybe those complainers have a point.

Posted by Lee Pender on February 18, 2010 at 11:56 AM


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