Microsoft will launch strict antipiracy measures in China from
October 20, 2008 to fight pirated Windows XP Professional and Office
software, says an internal e-mail circulating in the company.
According to local Chinese media reports on the alleged e-mail,
Microsoft China will launch two new important updates which will
include the genuine advantage notifications of Windows XP Professional
and Office. The two notifications will be automatically downloaded in
users' computers through the software update.
After the software update, computers with unauthorized Windows XP
Professional will show a black screen when starting the computer and
the users have to reset the background to realize normal use, but the
black screen will reoccur every 60 minutes. In addition, when logging
into the pirated system, there will be a notification at the right
corner, saying "You may be a victim of software counterfeiting".
For users of unauthorized Microsoft Office software, they need to
shift to a genuine version or the menu bar of their Office programs
such as Word and Excel will be marked with an obvious pirated software
sign in 30 days.
Source : http://www.zdnetasia.com/
