Re:Microsoft attempts to spin its role in counterfeiting case
by zeusk on Saturday April 28, 2018 @11:03AM
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I'm happy he got jail time after having read those emails.
This guy was intentionally creating "fake" Windows recovery discs with Microsoft and Dell logos and searching for unscrupulous buyers that would not notice the small defects and pay him market rate of $25 of a genuine product for something he copied (presumably for less than $2) in China.
Over that all, he had the guts to ignore US Customs seizure notice about his illegal activities and to moreover email is codefendant that "they're non-technical people and have no proof against us".
Re:Microsoft attempts to spin its role in counterfeiting case
by 9935c101ab17a66 on Saturday April 28, 2018 @10:59PM
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when I first came across this story last week, there was some HEAVY spin that he was an environmentalist just doing his piece to save old technology. I've since read all of the emails, and that's definitely not what he was doing. That may have been his original intention or a very very small part of his motivation, but this was a money making venture from the get go. There's no doubt about it.
If he had shipped it with say, a supported Ubuntu, there would be no issue and the users would be protected.