[Am-info] Asian pirates take on Microsoft

[Erick Andrews]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3255120.stm

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By Jonathan Kent

BBC, Kuala Lumpur

Pirated versions of Microsoft's next generation computer
operating system are on sale in Malaysia, more than a year
before the official release date.

The software, codenamed Longhorn, is on sale in Johor Baru, a
city in southern Malaysian, costing less than $2.

The episode is an embarrassment to Microsoft whose products
are favourites with pirates.

The new program, which is due to supersede Windows XP, is not
expected to be officially released until 2005.

Early version

Microsoft's unveiling of its next operating system is expected
to be its largest software launch of the decade.  [more...]
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Largest software, more likely.  I'll bet it's over 50 million lines
of [spaghetti] code and you'll need at least a 5 Gbyte disk partition,
1 Gig of memory and probably a 3 GHz CPU, minimum.

And your SSN, bank account numbers for you, your kids & grandkids.

No thanks.

-- 
Erick Andrews