Piracy update: Reuters reports that Microsoft’s anti-piracy fight is gaining ground in China

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Reuters reports that a study showed China’s piracy rates, the level of pirated software in a particular country, dropped to 82 percent in 2006 from 90 percent in 2004. The Chinese government also now requires all personal computers manufactured in China to come with a licensed operating system before leaving the factories. China is the world’s second-largest PC market, growing at more than 10 percent a year.

Read the complete story at Reuters: Microsoft’s piracy fight gains momentum in China

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