Over 300 counterfeit copies of Microsoft software seized
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SINGAPORE: Police have seized more than 300 high-end counterfeit copies of Microsoft software worth about S$65,000 from three retail outlets in Sim Lim Square. The software included Microsoft Windows XP Professional and Windows Vista.
The counterfeit copies were identical to the originals, making it almost impossible to tell the difference.
More than 50 copies of infringing ‘Certificates of Authority’ (COA), which were not attached to the software, were also seized.
A COA is a label issued by the manufacturer to help the user determine whether the software is genuine. The COA should not be sold independently of the software.
The products are believed to have been imported from China.
The latest raids, which were initiated by Microsoft after 11 months of investigations, were carried out by the police on Thursday.
Microsoft had received complaints from consumers about their products which were not working properly. So the company conducted surveys and found that some dealers had been selling Microsoft products at a 10 per cent discount.
Users can log on to www.howtotell.com to find out if their Microsoft software is genuine. Microsoft has also come up with a new sticker.
Jonathan Selvasegaram, Corporate Attorney, Microsoft SE Asia, said: "We have introduced an orange sticker which says 'Genuine Microsoft Software' and that will be a quick indication, assuming customers are looking out for software.
"The sticker will be on the packaging. Customers can also go to our Microsoft website to validate their software." - CNA/vm -
so scary though
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i think they can get more if they raided the whole of sim lim..
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they need better planning first set an example first
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I went to SLS yesterday and today. Over heard one company involved. But same boss got many shops all under him wor! So its one company = few shops kena raid.
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yeah lo. it's like that one.
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i wonder who is that informer. and how much did he get from microsoft -- as a reward
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i just bought a new comp, i also bought the OEM of vista home premium, hope it is the real one
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Counterfeit copies much worse than pirated copies
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Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:
i just bought a new comp, i also bought the OEM of vista home premium, hope it is the real one
Click on the above link howtotell.com to check. -
fwah! need 11mths to investigate meh?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
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Originally posted by FireIce:
fwah! need 11mths to investigate meh?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Need to see where they coming from, who are involved, etc, etc, etc mah...
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Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:
i just bought a new comp, i also bought the OEM of vista home premium, hope it is the real one
hor hor hor!ho ho ho!
go check!!!!
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/counterfeit/en/default.aspx?group=getstarted
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/popup.aspx?displaylang=en&fid=21
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/howtotell/content.aspx?displaylang=en&pg=coa
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Originally posted by FireIce:
fwah! need 11mths to investigate meh?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
they can rush through vista, but they take a long time to investigate these stuffs
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If you baotoh someone who sell u fake MS products, you either recieve products for free, or discounts.
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very strict!
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Must be a lurker around SLS.
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not really paotoh. the shop sell him CPU with counterfeit Microsoft software and when he tried to get it verified was told is illegal. so of course who will not be dulan pay 'original' price for counterfeit copy?
he simply need to go police tell them the shop he bought from. but 11 months.. haha sg police at their best
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tink it will come from consumer who bought from the shop as said above... cannot verify then report to MS.... tink another forumer oso suffered same problem with laptop.... tink he/she can go report...
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Originally posted by mrwonderful:
not really paotoh. the shop sell him CPU with counterfeit Microsoft software and when he tried to get it verified was told is illegal. so of course who will not be dulan pay 'original' price for counterfeit copy?
he simply need to go police tell them the shop he bought from. but 11 months.. haha sg police at their best
11 months at least still solve.what about Mas Selamat Kastari?
can solve?
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wah.....i went to a shop to ask about comp 2 times, that shop say can gimme free OS, in the end i no buy from him, hope they dun think i am the one
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Originally posted by MyPillowTalks:
wah.....i went to a shop to ask about comp 2 times, that shop say can gimme free OS, in the end i no buy from him, hope they dun think i am the one
orrrh!!!!you snitched.
siao liao, they mark you liao.
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Originally posted by maurizio13:
11 months at least still solve.what about Mas Selamat Kastari?
can solve?
still got 9 more months ma
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Originally posted by mrwonderful:
not really paotoh. the shop sell him CPU with counterfeit Microsoft software and when he tried to get it verified was told is illegal. so of course who will not be dulan pay 'original' price for counterfeit copy?
he simply need to go police tell them the shop he bought from. but 11 months.. haha sg police at their best
Although Microsoft does have an office in Singapore, investigations are carried out in Microsoft USA, not here. SG Police merely raided and arrested the people after being supplied with the info.