Microsoft has announced that it has initiated legal proceedings against UK electrical retailer Comet for allegedlly selling more than 94,000 counterfeit recovery CDs of its Windows Vista and Windows XP software products.
The software giant says that the counterfeit CDs were sold to customers that bought Windows-equipped PCs and laptops from the retailer and it is accusing Comet of acting unfairly towards customers. A company statement claims that it expected ?better from retailers of Microsoft products?:
?As detailed in the complaint filed today, Comet produced and sold thousands of counterfeit Windows CDs to unsuspecting customers in the United Kingdom,? said David Finn, associate general counsel, Worldwide Anti-Piracy and Anti-Counterfeiting at Microsoft. ?Comet?s actions were unfair to customers. We expect better from retailers of Microsoft products ? and our customers deserve better, too.?
Comet is said to have produced the counterfeits in a factory in Hampshire and sold the fake software to customers in its retail stores across the UK.
Microsoft has been taking steps to reduce piracy of its software products, introducing new copy-protection measures in its Windows releases to restrict features should they be found to be counterfeit.
The software giant has reportedly stepped up its fight against unauthorised use in its new Windows 8 operating system, introducing a new version of its OEM BIOS activation in the OS, allowing PC makers to pre-activate copies of Windows for use in their computers.
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