Microsoft has been trying to prevent piracy of their programs for years, yet it is looked at to be a lost cause. ... Over the years, my friends and I have found on the Internet many different web sites that people have established that have programs to download and use. Some of these programs are the operating systems that Microsoft has produced. ... Well, Microsoft recently put out their new OS called Windows XP. ... The word that comes to mind: vulnerability." ...

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My parents, who moved to the city, learned more complex forms of math like word problems and algebra with the help of a textbook and times table. ... The key word here is up-to-date. ... Take for example the issue of pornography leaking into school computers where students can download it form countless sites off the internet. ... Even more interesting is the recent battle between Microsoft and Apple for supply rights to schools as noted by journalist Joe Wilcox of news.com in a story titled Apple: Microsoft Should Pay $1 Billion "Cash. ... Apple says that this is a ploy to gain a pie...

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For example, there is a program that can perform specific tasks creating, editing, deleting, and formatting texts such as Microsoft Word. ... Needless to say, the patenting of software is not a widely loved policy, and is mostly embraced only by large corporations like Lotus and Microsoft (NacCracken 21) because it enables these big companies to make more money. ... Sega Ltd., maker of the Sega Genesis and Sega GameGear, sued the Maphia BBS for making Sega Genesis ROMs publicly available in a download section. This section was a type of "digital rental," which enables public downloads, and t...

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