Microsoft Catches 25 British companies to sell counterfeit software

Software company Microsoft has caught the 25 companies in the UK-based who admitted selling counterfeit Windows software operating system through new computers, starting 2010th A spokesman for Microsoft (UK) noted that using data from certain customers cautious, the researchers found 21 companies that sent teams pre-installed with Windows false, as reported by ZDNet published on 6 July 2010. During the raids, four vendors also traded through eBay. While customers liked the pre-installed Office and Windows software purchased by them were genuine, learned that programs downloaded pirated versions of the network and illegal reproductions locally developed genuine Microsoft software. The issue of concern for counterfeiting applications is that they often contain malicious code, which causes problems. Businesses and consumers who have been fooled to buy counterfeit software can also be used with hidden spyware that enables the victim of identity theft. Because the software is not genuine, the seller can not repair or replace defective products. Michala Wardell, head of Microsoft’s anti-piracy, Great Britain, declared that when the recession resulted in the UK and retailers tend to expand their businesses, trade in illegal products not only prevented the growth, but caused local merchants for PC too fast closing shop; reported by ZDNet July 6, 2010. FAST IIS, a guardian of piracy, so that the directors of the organizations that knowingly using pirated software not only runs the risk of imprisonment and heavy fines likely, but makes their companies vulnerable to loss of reputation, as well as Computer Weekly reported from 12 July 2010. Illegal activities also affect the legal actors such as software piracy circumventing faith in the team smaller vendors. Criminals that Microsoft is – GNP Computers Repair, and Discovery teams all in Birmingham Liverpool TC Links, Morley, Leeds Law, Surf-IT Computing in Hampshire, etc. Companies covered by the software giant admitted its error and in cooperation with it, the error corrected . Even paid Microsoft to reach an agreement.