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Re: M$ IL latest craze



From: Vadim Vygonets <vadik@cs.huji.ac.il>
> Quoth Gilad Ben-Yossef on Wed, May 26, 1999:
> > "Microsoft Threatens to Stop
> >                 Hebrew Language Conversion of
> >                 Windows Operating System "
> > (from Globes on line)
> 
> You shoud understand them.  The software piracy rate in Israel
> _is_ really high, and it's not good.  Criminals.
> 
> > what do they want?
> 
> Money.  Let's face it: Microsoft is a falling company, it will
> die in 5 or 10 years.
> 
> > to stop israeli resselers from selling "naked" machines
> > without OSes, say that all those machines end up with pirated m$ software.
> 
> Maybe...

Never mind those who plan to actually installa illegally, but my
cousine and brother in law have a business which is an authorised MS
reseller and they certainly don't have to buy a copy for every system
they install.

> Even if you buy a computer with Windows, you can legally return
> Windows back for a refund.

Have you tried this lately?

Cheers,

--Amos

--Amos Shapira                  | "Of course Australia was marked for
                                |  glory, for its people had been chosen
amos@gezernet.co.il             |  by the finest judges in England."
                                |                         -- Anonymous

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