Microsoft China encourages users to use genuine and curb piracy to sacrifice two swords. The first is to start the Windows activation technology, through this technology to provide users with genuine Win7 activation and verification, after the user update, can detect more than 70 known and potential Win7 dangerous activation crack program, so that I can confirm on my computer Whether Win7 is genuine or not; the second is to announce that the trial version will be withdrawn from the market, and adopt the method of “shutdown restart, black desktop”, etc., prompting Windows 7 beta users to make backups and then install the official version of Win7. Whether Microsoft's move can curb Win7 piracy has caused concern in the industry.
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February 20 Lunar New Year 7, the reporter visited the Beijing Zhongguancun consecutive thirty-four IT stores, stores in more deserted, buy electronic products and customers Not many, some merchant stalls are still closed and not open.
electronic stores in the e-world story, as a consumer reporter consulted three or four sales software, CD-ROM and computer peripheral products business, as long as customers want to buy pirated Windows7, merchants are able to readily respond Get the goods, prices range from 10 yuan to 30 yuan.
a sales software business, told reporters, "These days, to buy crack version Windows7 many people, even some people still holding a laptop mounted directly to the requirements." Reporters saw the merchant counter There are some CDs with packaging on it, and Windows7 is not seen in the genuine color box. A staff member at the counter took a CD from the counter and handed it to the reporter. He said that this is a cracked version of Windows7. It only sells for 10 yuan. It does not need to be activated. Just follow the prompts and install it directly. There will be no "restart". Or "black screen."
is also piracy Win7, Hailong Electronics stores one one business staff has told reporters asking price 30 yuan, and stressed that genuine:. "Those 10 dollars Win7 easy to go wrong with them if you have questions, you can take a notebook-site installation, ensure the laptop up and running very smooth, but the charge 100 yuan. "
a Beijing network Technology Corp., a staff member told reporters that many in the Zhongguancun IT stores selling pirated Win7 version, some piracy Win7 is a beta version downloaded online. It is hard to say whether the cracked version of Win7 can be used.
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install the operating system is not only compact disc sales, private sales business software piracy Win7, Zhongguancun IT stores some of the assembly companies in order to attract users, but also secretly donated pirated operating system. When
a technology consulting company staff that reporters assembled computers, enthusiastically pulled reporters, insisted to reporters to write a single machine configuration, there are accessories, specifications, price, warranty and other configurations listed above Single Wait. The reporter tentatively asked if the operating system could be sent. The staff immediately promised that it could be given free of charge and installed and debugged on site.
Zhongguancun IT electronics stores, reporters asked about the forty-five computer assembly business, if requested by reporters, these businesses have expressed randomly install the operating system.
reporter found, assembly companies presented to customers operating system requires long taken for granted. A downtime merchant said: "Assembly computers are originally designed to save some money. Generally, few users are willing to spend a few hundred yuan and thousands of dollars to buy an operating system. The price is too high. The Metropolis requires a pirated system to be used. "
Beijing, a computer dealer told reporters:" assembly machine comes with pirated operating system, whether in the Zhongguancun or elsewhere, are an open secret, not the businesses are willing to do so, they just passively meet the requirements of users only. Zhongguancun electronics stores not want to take control of pirated software possibilities. "
cracked version of Win7 Why take the heat
Zhongguancun iT stores some of the business, he told reporters these days There are a lot of users coming to crack version of Win7, which may have something to do with a notice recently released by Microsoft.
February 21, reporters login Microsoft China official website home page, see a notice on the Win7, the notice said: From February 15, Windows7RC (release candidate) will appear about to expire A reminder dialog prompts the user to make a backup and then install the official version of Win7. From March 1st to June 1st, computers running Win7RC will be restarted every two hours. From June 1st, the system will continue to restart every two hours, in addition, the system will turn Windows into a pure black desktop background. The user can change the desktop background color, but will change back to a pure black desktop background every 60 minutes. And the "This copy of Windows is not genuine" prompt appears in the lower right corner of the desktop.
Microsoft to remind users to notice, install legal versions of Windows, to replace the original Win7 beta. An industry insider told reporters that some computer users who used the Win7 beta version just saw this notice and went to Zhongguancun to find the cracked version of Win7. Although these users can't bear to give up using Win7, but perhaps because of the higher price of Win7, they turned to piracy. The reporter learned in an interview with the Zhongguancun IT store that the retail price of the Win-dows7 ordinary home version of the color box package is about 400 yuan, and the other versions are more expensive.
the so-called crack version of Zhongguancun IT Marketplace trafficking Win7 exactly whether, as alleged business can no activation, and restart does not happen, blank screen, this person said bad comment.
spear and shield escalating contest
Since Microsoft released last October Win7, Win7 piracy came afterward. With the popularity of Microsoft Win7, the momentum of its piracy has also begun to rise, and the risk to users has increased.
February 17, Microsoft announced the activation technology update for Win-dows, to verify the user's operating system is genuine. If the non-genuine user installs the update, the computer desktop wallpaper will turn black after the 30-day grace period.
early as Win7 was released, Microsoft had already started to provide genuine Win7 activation and validation for the user by activating the technology, the Win7's Windows activation technology update, will detect more than 70 known And potential activation crackers, and can repair the changed system files. Wei Qing, general manager of Microsoft China Consumer & Online Marketing Department, said that in the future, Microsoft will continue to release new updates based on the new activation cracking program. Although
layers of anti-piracy technology upgrade, but for Chinese users, Microsoft gives special policies in China, Microsoft requires users to download and install this update has been delayed to the summer through WindowsUpdate, the specific time Still to be determined.
October 2008, Microsoft's Windows Genuine Advantage notification (WGA) and Office Genuine Advantage Notifications (OGA) brought black storm is still impressive, it goes too far in the anti-piracy move triggered China Consumers are strongly dissatisfied and cause widespread doubts. "From the point of view of its detection and activation of crack technology and will continue to update, Win7 has more powerful anti-piracy technology than the original, but in China's practice, Microsoft is obviously more moderate than the last time." IT commentator Sun Yongjie said.
Yongjie believes that piracy and anti-piracy game is like a fight between virus and antivirus software, both of you come to me, very difficult to have the final victory of the points. Specific to Microsoft's Windows activation technology, with its constant update, to some extent will curb or increase the difficulty and technical threshold of piracy, but to completely eliminate piracy, the most realistic way is to let more users Realize the benefits of genuine and the dangers of piracy, and then use genuine software. Because there are more users using genuine software, the market for natural pirated software is small. In this sense, Microsoft's Windows activation technology update is in the fight against piracy, but also Microsoft's efforts to protect itself and the interests of users who want to use genuine software.
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Zhongguancun IT Marketplace merchants cleaning up pirated software
According to former "Beijing News" Spring Festival, Beijing Zhongguancun, Dragon, Electronics and other stores announced The supervision of software stores is upgraded again. Unruly merchants will be punished by closed stores. Today, only 1-2 authorized software distributors are reserved in many stores.
Hailong Electronics Marketing said that in December 2009 when the Dragon floors were adjusted, were re-investment. After the investment, there are only two qualified software stores in the store, 5 and 6 floors, of which 5 storey software stores mainly sell games and animations.
Trade's market leader also said that the store every day for businesses to monitor, once the violation is discovered as the case may be fined or closed shop. "Now the stores basic software CD did not sell retail, and only two have qualified businesses."
Tophere provisions are more stringent. Its marketing department staff said that if the store finds someone selling pirated CDs, they immediately close the store. It is said that after the adjustment of the property of the store, there are already few merchants selling software CDs, and the stores are basically no longer renting booths to retailers selling software CDs.
According to the reporter, now a number of stores have increased investment in the business of selling software to review, and stated the prohibition of selling pirated software when signing the contract. Once the pirated merchants are detected by the store, the contract will be immediately revoked and the merchants will be cleared out of the store.