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Microsoft finds itself in a high-stakes race against time—and the legal system—as it struggles to deliver on commitments made to European cloud service providers. The company’s recent memorandum with the Cloud Infrastructure Service Providers of Europe (CISPE) required the tech giant to design a...

Artificial intelligence continues to stir up a hornet’s nest of legal, ethical, and technological debates. A recent US District Court decision in New York has thrown a spotlight on the practices of AI companies, notably OpenAI and Microsoft, and their role in investigating alleged copyright...

OpenAI and Microsoft Find Themselves at the Crossroads of Copyright Battles Tech giants are no strangers to legal skirmishes, but a recent order from US District Judge Sidney H. Stein has thrown a new curveball into the mix. In three separate lawsuits, it has been determined that both OpenAI's...

In a bold, headline-grabbing move, a group of self-proclaimed “pirates” calling themselves Massgrave have reverse-engineered Microsoft’s activation mechanism—claiming to offer free activation for Windows and perpetual-license editions of Office. This article delves deep into how the...

In a striking development shaking up the world of software licensing, a new tool dubbed TSforge has emerged. This hack promises to permanently activate Microsoft Windows and Office products without any need for ongoing online validation. However, as with many software “miracles” in the hacking...

In a significant legal development, Microsoft is facing a lawsuit in the United Kingdom that may shake up the cloud computing landscape. The lawsuit, spearheaded by competition lawyer Maria Luisa Stasi, alleges that Microsoft has set higher licensing fees for businesses utilizing its Windows...

In the ever-evolving landscape of consumer technology, the past few days have been a whirlwind filled with excitement, controversy, and a few tech blunders. From problematic updates for Windows 11 users to legal battles for Apple, let's dig into the latest snippets of news from September 30 to...

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Hi, My friend has an 8-year old Dell Studio One all-in-one desktop computer that appears to have a bad hard drive. My friend doesn't have a recovery USB nor DVD. Question is, if we get a new hard drive, is there a way we can install and activate Windows Vista legally, without buying Windows...

How do I turn in a software pirate to Microsoft? I have a roommate that has a pirated/unpaid for version of Windows 7 Ultimate on his pc. Person, is starting to be a pain & and payback is a bitch. Especially, when it comes from a non-thief, that pays for everything he has. I let him on my...

Hi there, I've got myself into a bit of a pickle with 8.1 on my old Dell Latitude D530 laptop. First I'd been using Windows 7 for a long time and, like everyone else I received the offer of the free upgrade to Windows 10 which I did. Then I deleted the Windows.old folders unfortunately Windows...

1. These drives are semi-legally sold in Australia and that creates a small problem for professional users because the users agreement is void… this means any info stored on them isn’t covered by insurance and governments, school etc can’t use them without opening themselves up to litigation if...

I'm currently an MSDN subscriber. My subscription level allows me to "claim" numerous Multiple Activation keys for any version of Windows except for Windows 8/8.1 Pro. My friend provided a service for me and he knows I'm subscribed to MSDN. He said if I could hook him up with an activation...

i have "windows trust" installed on my laptop wish is a modified and not legal version of windows XP... now i want to stop using windows illegaly so i want to download ubuntu and install it... but is it illegal to do that using windows?? i mean downloading and burning ubuntu to a dvd doing all...

Hi, in need of a new laptop but not got much money. I want to buy a laptop second hand with no OS, buy the OS and then install it myself. I am not sure what version I need to buy? I've seen versions online for as little as £40 but are these legal??? I ideally want Windows 7 Professional 64 bit...

can someone find me a windows vista iso with a non-cracked product key? (NO TORRENTS torrenting copies of microsoft windows is illegal and may accuse me of software piracy)

Upgrades at the special pricing are sold to buyers of new machines. I have a new laptop but wish to use the upgrade offer to update my desktop instead, as that is where my non-routine stuff happens. I can't see any good reason why not, but, given the convoluted workings of corporate legal...