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    Intel Korea “Cool Summer” CPU Quiz: Verify Authenticity for Warranty

    Intel’s three authorized South Korean desktop CPU distributors, Coit, Intech & Company, and PC Direct, have launched a “Cool Summer” registration-and-quiz promotion for buyers of genuine Intel processors, using prizes and warranty messaging to steer customers toward verified retail channels. The...
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    Federal Case Reveals Microsoft COA Label Trafficking and Activation Keys

    A federal jury’s conviction and a subsequent prison sentence have put a spotlight on an under‑reported corner of the software licensing ecosystem: the market for genuine Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels and the ease with which those labels — when separated from the hardware or...
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    Florida Software Reseller Convicted in Microsoft COA Label Trafficking

    A federal jury’s conviction and a subsequent 22‑month prison sentence for a Florida software reseller has thrown a spotlight on a long‑running and under‑reported weakness in the Windows and Office supply chain: genuine Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity (COA) labels, when separated from their...
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