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Microsoft's New India Initiatives

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ashfame
ashfame Original post #1
Jun 2, 2006 at 12:09 AM
Microsoft India has introduced its Genuine Software Initiative in the country, a move aimed at educating consumers about, and promoting the use of genuine software.

Read more here :
*www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=73626&cat_id=549
Vyasram
Vyasram #2
Jun 2, 2006 at 6:37 AM
who cares. they cant expect all the pc users in our country to buy windows. We even pirate 500 rs movie dvds coz itz "costly". How come a 7k software.
Hope they read agent 001's article in april 06 digit before doing anything "silly"
anandk
anandk #3
Jun 2, 2006 at 7:35 PM
nice link.
2 b successful, they will have to change our laws first ;-)
A
Jun 5, 2006 at 11:32 PM
Well.. microsoft has a talent pool wich has INDIANS developing the software n working for their company products....
nw think ,, if v r makin the original thngs.. dup's r jst a side product for us.. so
MICROSOFT dnt try n do thngs in INDIA.. let it b..
kumarmohit
Jun 6, 2006 at 2:36 AM
Hmm I really liked there CAP initiative though but I dont think it will be of much help besides how is MS to decide which consumer is using pirated stuff knowingly and which not???