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Chinese pirates of Microsoft software get prison time

Chinese courts dealt out a harsh punishment to the ringleaders of what is believed to be one of the world's largest software scams. Eleven alleged ringleaders were sent to prison, the AP reports. Counterfeit software from the ring was found in 36 countries and 11 languages. It was valued at over $2 billion. Eleven defendants were given prison terms from 1 1/2 to 6 1/2 years.

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  • A boycott of IE Mobile in the works? Submitted by Microsoft Subnet on Tue, 01/06/2009

    "Until the Windows Mobile team gets their act together and at the very least makes IE6 Mobile a downloadable upgrade for all existing WM6 phones, I’m switching browsers to Opera Mobile. IE has been banished from my phone," so declared Microsoft mostly fanboy and blogger Robert McLaws on his Windows Now blog today. "Microsoft may be content to let Mozilla and Apple kick their butt in the mobile space, but that doesn’t mean that I have to be caught in the middle."

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  • Microsoft's Bob Muglia grows more powerful Submitted by Microsoft Subnet on Tue, 01/06/2009

    In an interesting move, Microsoft has made a president out of Bob Muglia, the head of the company's Server and Tools Business (STB) group, reports Computerworld. The promotion makes Muglia, who joined Microsoft in 1988, only the fourth president at the company. Microsoft is more found of senior vice president titles. The other three presidents are Robbie Bach, president of the Entertainment and Devices Division; Jean-Phillipe Courtois, president of Microsoft International; and Stephen Elop, president of the Microsoft Business Division.

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  • Funny and frustrating: Twitter hacked, phished Submitted by Microsoft Subnet on Mon, 01/05/2009

    Popular microblogging site Twitter faced a double whammy security breach over the weekend. 33 Twitter accounts were hacked including prominent Twitter-ers like CNN's Rick Sanchez, Fox News, Britney Spears and Barack Obama (who has been fielding criticism lately for dropping his interest in Twitter and other social networking sites since he won the election). Twitter users were also the targets of an unrelated phishing attack.

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  • Xbox vs. Pampered Chef: 1,000 women get free games to throw Xbox house parties Submitted by Microsoft Subnet on Fri, 01/02/2009

    Last month, Microsoft tried a new scheme to build excitement for Xbox. It sent $150 worth of free Xbox goodies to 1,000 women across the country who agreed to throw a Xbox house party for at least 10 friends. The women used their own Xbox consoles but received a free party pack that included microwaveable popcorn, the Xbox trivia game Scene It? Box Office Smash, an Xbox universal media remote control, a three-month subscription to Xbox Live, and 1,600 Xbox Live points (useful for buying games, movies and other Xbox tchokies), reports the USA Today.

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