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		<title><![CDATA[Microsoft's licensing mess]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=250]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If you've been selling a product for more than 10 years and you've shipped hundreds of millions of units, you'd think your customers would know what they're buying. For Microsoft, that's not the case.The culprit is the hopelessly confusing, practically Byzantine Windows licensing structure, which consists of a maze of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:44:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How to get sued by Microsoft]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=245]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Shopping at SurplusComputers.com is like poking around an especially geeky Goodwill store, Most of the goods are surplus for a reason, but occasionally youll find a particularly useful bit of hardware or software whose market has crested, making it a great bargain. Ive been receiving the companys Deals of the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 06:03:12 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Windows XP will be around a lot longer than you think]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=242]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Over at CNET News, the bold headline reads: No more Windows XP as of 2008. And the opening line continues the theme: &ldquo;Starting next year you won't be able to buy a new PC loaded with Windows XP&hellip;&rdquo; A PC World story echoed that report, noting Microsoft&rsquo;s plans to &ldquo;discontinue...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:10:36 -0700</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/windows+xp.html"><![CDATA[Windows XP]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[A brief history of anti-piracy at Microsoft]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=219]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;m revisiting Microsoft&rsquo;s Genuine Advantage program this week, in light of the introduction of a new WGA Notifications tool for Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. (Microsoft&rsquo;s official description is here; the download page is here.) As background, I thought it might be interesting to post a brief history of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2007 12:29:35 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/microsoft.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[What's the real story with Vista upgrades?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=189]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A story by Ken Fisher on Ars Technica  this morning is raising alarm flags. Fisher points to Microsoft  Knowledge Base article 930985, which documents a change in the setup process  for upgrade versions of Windows Vista. The articles title reads: "You cannot  use an upgrade key...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2007 09:39:01 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/windows+vista.html"><![CDATA[Windows Vista]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/licensing.html"><![CDATA[Licensing]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/microsoft+windows+vista.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows Vista]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Vista Mythbusters #8: That license isn't so bad, after all]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=169]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Myth: The new end user license agreement EULA for Windows Vista is loaded with draconian restrictions, and youre not even allowed to troubleshoot bugs! Reality: For the most part, the Vista license agreement is clearer than its predecessors, and many of the so-called restrictions in it are based on misunderstandings....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:40:50 -0800</pubDate>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/microsoft+windows+vista+%2528longhorn%2529.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn)]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[Get facts, not spin, about Vista's new license]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=158]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Update 2-Nov: In response to complaints from enthusiasts, Microsoft has revised the terms of its license agreement. For more details, see "Microsoft changes Vista license terms."  Memo to Paul Thurrott: If you&#39;re going to write an article entitled "Windows Vista Licensing Changes: Everything you&#39;ve read is wrong", it helps to get your facts...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 07:23:41 -0700</pubDate>
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		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/microsoft+windows.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/microsoft+windows+xp.html"><![CDATA[Microsoft Windows XP]]></category>
		<category domain="http://updates.zdnet.com/tags/windows+vista.html"><![CDATA[Windows Vista]]></category>
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		<title><![CDATA[A sneaky change in Windows licensing terms]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=156]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Update 2-Nov: In response to complaints from enthusiasts, Microsoft revised the terms of its license agreement. For more details, see "Microsoft changes Vista license terms." Update 16-Oct: For additional information about the new Windows Vista retail license, see "Get facts, not spin, about Vista&#39;s new license."I&#39;ve seen several sites point to Microsoft&#39;s new Software...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:03:24 -0700</pubDate>
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