Un article provenant de ACM Technews...
Microsoft Offers Prizes to Identify Orders of PCs Without Windows"
Wall Street Journal (05/02/01) P. B8; Buckman, Rebecca
Microsoft has confirmed that one of its regional units sent PC makers an
email offering prizes
for reporting customers who ordered "naked" PCs, those that lack Windows
or any other
operating system. The company, in explaining that the prize giveaway was
a "pilot program," said
its aim was to stop users of its software from misinterpreting the
extent of their software
licenses. Often, the company said, users think they have the right to
install Windows on many or
all of their computers, regardless how many licenses they own. The
program is also a way to
prevent software piracy, as some purchasers of naked PCs may own pirated
copies of Microsoft
software. However, critics say purchasers of naked PCs may be trying to
avoid being
double-charged for Microsoft software, which occurs when they must
purchase a PC that has
Windows pre-installed and then must purchase a separate licensing
agreement from Microsoft.
Giga Information Group analyst Rob Enderle argues that this practice
"does nothing good for
Microsoft's image." The email was targeted mostly at small PC makers and
assemblers, since the
large PC makers are all strategic partners of Microsoft and would likely
not sell PCs without its
software installed.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/567536.asp
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