China tells Microsoft to rethink 'black-out' anti-piracy tactics: report
October 28, 2008
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. China has told the US software giant to reconsider controversial new anti-piracy tools that cause computer screens to turn black if a pirated program is identified, Chinese state media have reported.
China has told US software giant Microsoft to reconsider controversial new anti-piracy tools that cause computer screens to turn black if a pirated program is identified, state media reported.
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